Pond and Lake Management Thread

[Looney Tatonka]

I would begin with a water quality test to see if the cause can be determined. Sounds like a high nutrient load, but thats just from the picture i have in my head.

Thanks for the response. Is this something I can just put in a glass mason jar and take somewhere, or is there a kit for me to buy, like a swimming pool tester?

[Sippy]

Thanks for the response. Is this something I can just put in a glass mason jar and take somewhere, or is there a kit for me to buy, like a swimming pool tester?

Sending you a PM.

[Looney Tatonka]

Sending you a PM.

Pics I told you about....(Dont know why they rotated)

[Willie_P]

Following this one.

[Heath]

Pretty broad question here but we’re starting a roughly 1 acre dig in SE Oklahoma this week. My hands are pretty full with our barn buildout but I don’t want to miss out on the opportunity to get some structure and habitat in before we start taking on water. Is there a bare minimum/half a’d approach I can take given my limited time to commit to it? I drew out a rough idea of the area, need to look back on the depth we agreed on.

Your goal over time should be 20-30% habit (natural or artificial). Natural will breakdown over time, but is cheap and available in most cases.

[Sippy]

Pics I told you about....(Dont know why they rotated)

Sending you another pm.

In short, looks like cyanobacteria.

[Sippy]

Id like to welcome "FreedomFish20" to TBH.

Dane is the Co-Founder and fisheries manager for Freedom Environmental Solutions. You will see he and myself both posting.

[FreedomFish20]

Watching this. I’m wanting to make crappie structures for a few of my spots. What are you fellas getting the best results from?

i recommend using cedar if it is present on the property...bundling 3-4 small cedars (1-3inch diameter) wrapping them tight with Romex cable with a cement block. it provides good cover stays in place and helps clean up cedar around property.

[bear]

we have a little place in the panhandle (Wheeler TX) with a 10ish acre pond on it. Most of it is covered in cattails with little access to bank fishing. Our dream is to open it up, dig out a few deeper holes and get some bigger fish roaming the waters- any guesttimate on cost on just the digging out- clearing process?

[bear]

we have a little place in the panhandle (Wheeler TX) with a 10ish acre pond on it. Most of it is covered in cattails with little access to bank fishing. Our dream is to open it up, dig out a few deeper holes and get some bigger fish roaming the waters- any guesttimate on cost on just the digging out- clearing process?

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[RascalArms]

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I have a roughly 1 acre pond that developed both an algae and aquatic like plant-growth problem last year. A local pond company suggested I spray with Reward aquatic herbicide. I also installed both an aerator and surface water fountain and the water cleared up nice.
I turned off the fountain about a month ago prior to the cold temps here in north Texas. I noticed there is a moss like algae starting to form again in the shallow end of the pond. Do I need to start the fountain back up again and hit with another dose of Reward? I’m new at this pond stuff.

[FreedomFish20]

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I have a roughly 1 acre pond that developed both an algae and aquatic like plant-growth problem last year. A local pond company suggested I spray with Reward aquatic herbicide. I also installed both an aerator and surface water fountain and the water cleared up nice.
I turned off the fountain about a month ago prior to the cold temps here in north Texas. I noticed there is a moss like algae starting to form again in the shallow end of the pond. Do I need to start the fountain back up again and hit with another dose of Reward? I’m new at this pond stuff.

any type of aeration is great for ponds and i highly recommend it but it wont fix the problem once it gets to the point in your picture. you'll need to do a treatment to get that algae knocked down so that the aeration will benefit the pond.

[Sippy]

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We dont give estimates without seeing it in person, just to be fair to us and the client.

[bear]

We dont give estimates without seeing it in person, just to be fair to us and the client.

not even a wild guess- it will likely be years before we can do anything anyway due to funds be used elsewhere. I just have no idea where to start or any idea....

[Sippy]

not even a wild guess- it will likely be years before we can do anything anyway due to funds be used elsewhere. I just have no idea where to start or any idea....

Wild guess for draining, dredging, removing the trees.

50k plus

A local HOA here was requesting bids to dredge their ~10 acre pond. I saw bids from 35-65k. They went with a $55k bid.