March/April 2008


  • SUCCESS ON THE PRAIRIE. VanSchaik tells of a wildlife plan of action called oasis approach for deer, pheasants, quail doves, waterfowl, in a north central OK farm.
  • WINTER AERATION RESEARCH. Willis describes a university project examines the affects of deep water aeration and super cooling during winter. Also examined are sex hormones of largemouth and smallmouth bass.
  • WATERFALLS WILL WORK. Lusk outlines a plan to use a waterfall, rocky creek and settling pool-bog to enhance the water quality of a mini-pond.
  • WOOD DUCKS ON A BASS LAKE. Bob McFarland presents good information about attracting, observing and some lessons about wood duck boxes.
  • KIDS FISHING. EVENTS ARE GOOD. PLACES ARE BETTER! Mitchell presents some good essential ideas of how to create a fishing pond just for kids
  • STOMACH PUMPING... WHAT ARE YOUR FISH EATING? Cornwell describes how you can build device to flush contents from a fish's stomach to check on feeding habits.
  • MARTIN'S LAKE. Otto tells about Litt Martin's well build lake of 1915 and plans for renovation. Includes excerpts from the original lake register – diary.
  • GENTLE BALANCE. Wyman teaches us a feature to be aware of regarding rainfall, grasslands, seed accessibility, and quail habitat.
  • WHAT'S HAPPENING. A. BASS 201 seminar. B. Pond Boss conference number 2. C. Outdoor writer Larry Bozka will write for Pond Boss. D. Stoney Creek's new 2008 catalog. E. Clean Water Symposium at Montana State Univ. G. Texas Brigades Camps for youth education.
Special Section - Aeration

  • AERATE THIS... Lusk reviews how pond aeration has progressed over the last 20 years.
  • AERATION AS A LAKE MANAGEMENT TOOL. Bob Robinson discusses 7 basics of dissolved oxygen in water, 7 items to prevent a fish kill and pros & cons of 7 aerator types.
  • PUSHING WATER DOWN – LAKE LIFE PUMP. Lusk introduces and describes Ray Scott's new style of aerator.
  • BAD LAKES GONE BAD. Cary Martin explains how lakes naturally go bad and how mechanical aeration can slow pond aging.
  • BOTTOM - PLACED AERATION. Sue Cruz describes pond turnovers and benefits of air diffusers on the pond bottom.
  • MOVE WATER TO KEEP IT HEALTHY. Bruce Richards discusses oxygenating benefits of algae, basics of oxygen in pond water, basic types of aerators, and benefits of circulating water.
  • SETTING THE STAGE TO BUY AN AERATION SYSTEM. Dewitt, Baylor, Heideman and Rayl from Aquatic Eco-systems discuss their systematic process of designing an aeration package unique to each customer.
  • THE "GOOD OLE" FARM POND. John Redd reviews the two ponds on his family farm and the benefit to the pond by aeration which was powered by the wind.
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