Managing a healthy fishery in a lake or pond takes more than just adding fish and hoping for the best. Data-driven fisheries management uses targeted monitoring to guide fish stocking decisions, improve fish growth rates, and maintain long-term balan...
Fall Fish Stocking: Prepare Your Pond for a Thriving Spring As summer winds down and water temperatures begin to cool, many pond owners focus on cleanup and preparing for winter. However, one of the most important fall tasks often gets overlooked: fi...
Why One-Time Fish Stocking Isn’t Enough... A well-stocked pond offers more than just great fishing—it creates a healthy, balanced ecosystem and year-round enjoyment for you, your family, and your guests. At Jones Lake Management, we often hear from p...
When it comes to maintaining a balanced and thriving pond or lake, supplemental forage fish stocking plays a crucial role. At Jones Lake Management, our biologists recommend two species for our supplemental forage stocking packages: Fathead Minnows a...
Stocking a pond or lake with the right mix of fish species is critical to creating a thriving ecosystem and delivering a satisfying fishing experience. Each fish species brings unique benefits to the table, whether as a forage species supporting pred...
As the season shifts to the cooling embrace of September, it's an opportune time to discuss changes in Midwestern ponds and lakes and how these changes affect fish like largemouth bass, bluegill sunfish and forage fish. Diminishing daylight hours lea...
Transforming your pond or lake into a thriving aquatic ecosystem requires both thoughtful planning and integrated management strategies. At Jones Lake Management, we have a long history of fisheries management and understand the importance of stockin...
During the winter months, open water and circulation from winter winds promote relatively high and stable oxygen levels. Oxygen dissolves more readily in cold water. It is worth noting the pond simply requires less oxygen in the winter, because metab...
