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You have pond on your property and haven't fished it yet?

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Unbelievable!! Yeah, put em up there in Alaska and give them a fishing pole and a giant auger and wish them the best.

Old Man winter just won't let up! I woke up today with snow on the ground and its cold out there. I'm on the brink of going crazy. I just want it to be at least in the 40's or 50's so I can do some fishing! The seven day forecast shows no end in sight :'( :'( :'( :'(

Yakfish, Let us know you didn't get whacked. If he is crazy give him a good fight. ;D

All the time! :-? Not a big fan of ebay for that reason. Nice to look, but most of the deals are not that great. Check out Craigslist, much more for negotiation. Plus you can find stuff locally more easily. Good Luck!

Very cool! This and the many others things are what keep me coming back! Thanks Glenn!

Yes, cutting the grass all the way down to the ponds edge may "look nice" but it is a bad management practice. I think you can see the ill effects of it already. Not only do the geese love it, but every time it rains everything is easily flushed into the pond. This will cause excessive nutrient loading with in the pond. Excess nutrients cause algal blooms, increased vegetation growth, decrease clarity and just the overall water quality diminishes. Try adding NATIVE plant species around the edge of the pond. It's ok to leave some open areas for access. Adding vegetation will act as a buffer zone for the incoming nutrients. Thus providing better water quality to the pond. This will also discourage the geese from using the area. They love easy access to an open pond with a short grassy area next to it. Plus the plantings give a nice appeal to the pond rather then adding and ugly fence. The better water quality will be very beneficial to the entire aquatic ecosystem.

Central NY and have the same situation. Creek channels are thawed, but most everything else is frozen. C'mon Spring!

Tried it before, but just rather enjoy the sounds of nature. I was fortunately at the right age that I got to see 8 tracks and definitely had many vinyls, but was glad to see that era go. ;D

You should definitely bring this up with the lake association or its board of directors. Need to get a management plan together for the entire lake ecology. Yeah, Bob Lusk, with Pond Boss Magazine is an excellent guy to acquire information from.

Yikes! for a 200 acre lake that is a lot of fish being removed. Of course the fishing is going to change over the years, but that is at an alarming rate. New lakes will usually always have good fishing, but once mother nature starts to work and a stable ecosystem gets establish fishing can change. Plus the fish start to learn different baits and can stop hitting as regularly. What kind of state regulations do you have? Are there specific regulations for this lake? It is a good management practice to remove some of the fish. This will help over population issues. Has the state ever surveyed the lake, via trap nets, electro fishing?

Great one Ghoti! ;D

Well done! Great questions! Yeah, I'd go with Marcia too.

Algae Algae Algae Algae! What a pain in the A@$!! Definitely consult with the States Department of Conservation (or the correct name?) before you do anything. You have to look at the big picture. What is causing the algae? How big is the watershed? Where is a likely cause for the influx of nutrients? You have to find the cause first or you will be wasting alot of time trying to control the algae and not fishing. If you can figure out the problem and hopefully stop it then you should reduce the amount of algae. (YEAH NOT MOSS. Filamentous algae). If you can't locate the nutrient influx then you may have to look into alternatives such as manual harvesting, algaecides, or dyes (which don't look good unless its a pond outside your local doctors office). Again if the problem is not located then all you will be doing is putting a band aid on the problem. Algaecides can be effective, but make sure that you use them correctly!!!!!!!!!!! You may need a permit first so check with the state. And yes to much vegetation can spoil the fishing!

Haven't had the opportunity to fish there yet, but I would imagine those same baits would work there as well. They had a B.A.S.S. Tournament there last year maybe you can dig up some information on what was being used and where. Not sure if you can just trying to help out as much as possible. Good Luck!

I'm going backing and trout fishing at the end of the month so I stopped in at Gander Mountain to check things out. Low and behold they had that same tent set up and I was just admiring it. Thought it would be a nice truck camping tent. I like the added vestibule it has. pretty cool!

MG Those so called "Flexible Shafts" have broken twice on two separate motors. I'll stick with the steel shaft.

1970 Norris Craft with a 15hp Evinrude.

I mostly agree with LBH, but sometimes people just need to know what they are doing is wrong. I hate confronting some one, but some people just need it. On occasion I have fired crankbaits at jet skiers and purposely casted over peoples lines. Definitely gets there attention. Oh and of course they can't believe you would do such a thing. Kind of a different subject, but the people at boat launches that have no respect for others, that aggravates me. Those people have made me so mad that it ruined part of the my fishing day. ARRRGGHH!

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SA WEET! 8-)

Congrats! That is an achievement to be proud of!

AW SON OF A B!@%#!!!!

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