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Table of Contents Introduction.............................................................................................................................................4 Management Considerations and Objectives..........................................................................................4 Pond Characteristics...........................................................................................................................4 Pond Construction Planning......................................................................................................4 Pond Size...................................................................................................................................5 Pond Habitat ..............................................................................................................................5 Muddy Water.............................................................................................................................6 Total Alkalinity .........................................................................................................................7 Water Fluctuation......................................................................................................................7 Fertilization ...............................................................................................................................8 Aeration.....................................................................................................................................9 Aquatic Vegetation....................................................................................................................9 Desirable Fish Species .....................................................................................................................10 Channel and Blue Catfish........................................................................................................10 Largemouth Bass.....................................................................................................................11 Bluegill ....................................................................................................................................11 Redear Sunfish ........................................................................................................................11 Hybrid Striped Bass.................................................................................................................11 Fathead Minnow......................................................................................................................11 Triploid Grass Carp.................................................................................................................12 Threadfin Shad ........................................................................................................................12 Undesirable Fish Species .................................................................................................................12 Golden Shiners ........................................................................................................................12 Crappie ....................................................................................................................................12 Flathead Catfish.......................................................................................................................12 Hybrid Sunfish ........................................................................................................................13 Carp, Bullheads, and Green Sunfish .......................................................................................13 Planning for Stocking.......................................................................................................................13 Small Ponds.............................................................................................................................13 Large Ponds.............................................................................................................................14 Stocking Guide.................................................................................................................................14 Proper Harvest..................................................................................................................................14 Bass .........................................................................................................................................14 Catfish .....................................................................................................................................16 Identifying Fish Species...................................................................................................................16 Assessment Techniques for Analyzing Fish Populations .....................................................................16 Shoreline Seining .............................................................................................................................16
Angler Catch records .......................................................................................................................17 Interpreting the Results ....................................................................................................................17 Species Composition ...............................................................................................................17 Bass-Bluegill Population Structure .........................................................................................18 Catfish Population Structure ...................................................................................................18 Corrective Management...................................................................................................................18 Renovation...............................................................................................................................18 Harvest Manipulation..............................................................................................................18 Supplemental Stocking............................................................................................................19 Other Management Considerations.......................................................................................................20 Summary...............................................................................................................................................20 Acknowledgments.................................................................................................................................20 References.............................................................................................................................................21 Appendix A: Assessing Population Size Structure...............................................................................24 Appendix B: Angler Catch Record Chart .............................................................................................25
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