Ask the Experts: Your Pond and Lake Questions Answered
Creating and maintaining a thriving pond involves navigating various challenges. We can help!
Creating and maintaining a thriving pond involves navigating various challenges. We can help!
Yellow perch are a great fish for aquaculture, fishing, and eating, and are most popular around the Great Lakes.
One of the questions that we get most at the farm is “What species of fish would be best for my body of water?” Bluegill may be the answer.
It is important to be mindful of how weather affects fish. As temperatures rise, dissolved oxygen levels in the water decrease.
Temperatures are starting to climb. For your fish, drastic temperature changes are not only stressful, but can be life-threatening.
It may be snowing outside today, but we know that spring fish stocking season is arriving soon, expected to begin by late April.
Having adequate oxygen content throughout your pond is important to the overall heath and is necessary to maintain a cleaner, clearer pond.
Instead of waiting and discovering the problem in the spring when it is too late, install an aeration system in the winter.
As with the beginning of any new season, there are a few steps you should take now to ensure that your pond gets off to a good start.