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Nebraska Pond Management - Second Edition

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4 • Nebraska Game and Parks Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sources of Fish for Stocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Stocking Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 CHAPTER 3: ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . 38 Aquatic Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Natural Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Artificial Habitat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Spawning Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Shallow-Water Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Fish Feeding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Pond Fertility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Terrestrial Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Waterfowl Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 CHAPTER 4: MANAGING A BASS-BLUEGILL- CATFISH POND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Assessing Fish Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 What is a Balanced Pond?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Is Your Pond in Balance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 How Can Balance Be Maintained or Achieved? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Is Help Available to Assess Fish Populations?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Managing Fish Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Removing or Controlling Unwanted Fish Species . . . . 55

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