Are beavers good or bad for a pond ecosystem? It depends on who you ask. Fisherman like them, but land owners often do not. Fisherman enjoy the habitat that beaver dams create for the fish in a pond or lake. This habitat serves as a refuge for prey fish, allowing them...
Research suggests that a largemouth bass must consume 10 lbs of fish to gain 1 lb. This staggering statistic further emphasizes the need to have sufficient forage in a pond or lake to grow trophy largemouth bass. While bluegill is the obvious first choice for...
Having an acceptable level of aquatic vegetation in a pond is certainly a good thing. Aquatic plants photosynthesize and help add oxygen to the water. They also provide essential habitat for fish, contribute to the diversity of the pond ecosystem, and provide food for...
Duckweed is a surface floating plant that cause a lot of problems for pond owners. It reproduces extremely fast and can quickly cover the surface of a pond, causing many problems for fish and other aquatic animals. In this blog we’ll explain the issues it causes...
The American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) is a species that we occasionally find when performing electrofishing population surveys in ponds and lakes across south Georgia and north Florida. This species is often considered to be a “trash fish” by...
While we will do some “one-off” electrofishing surveys and fish stocking for some customers, most of our customers request year-round management solutions for their ponds and lakes. This would include an electrofishing population survey once a year to...
Our previous blog discussed how excessive phosphorous in the water can cause harmful algal blooms in ponds and lakes. When concentrations are elevated as a result of fertilizer runoff or sediment leaching, algae starts to thrive. In this blog we’ll share some...
Excess pond algae, also known as “pond scum”, is a persistent problem in many of the ponds we service in south Georgia and north Florida. If left unmanaged, pond algae can quickly consume the surface of a pond. This not only drastically reduces the...
As we’ve mentioned in previous blogs, bluegill are the most important prey for largemouth bass in the ponds we manage across south Georgia and north Florida. Bluegill will spawn multiple times and a year and are the preferred food for largemouth bass. As such,...
Have you ever fished a pond that was loaded with decent largemouth bass, but no trophies? This is usually due to an overabundance of largemouth bass in certain size classes. It can be very frustrating for a pond owner or fisherman. Catching a lot of bass is fun, but...
