N RANCHING
atural Resources
Fish Population Renovation During Drought By Will Moseley and Russell Stevens, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
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EARING THE END OF THE SUMMER, SOME LANDOWNERS may fi nd their ponds are low or dry if the drought of 2011 to 2012 continued in their area. If your pond is low, this might be the perfect time
to renovate poor or marginal largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfi sh populations or eliminate undesir- able fi sh such as bullheads, common carp, warmouth and green sunfi sh. If your pond is dry, you will need to make plans to deepen it before stocking fi sh next spring when, hopefully, it’s full again. When the water level is low in a pond, there are 2
ways to remove a fi sh population: draining the water or applying rotenone, a chemical treatment. Last sum- mer, Mother Nature saved a lot of the time, money and hard work involved by lowering pond water levels or completely drying them up. Draining a pond with a low water level requires less time, but access can sometimes be diffi cult, es-
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pecially in older ponds. Silt accumulation that is now exposed can make reaching the water with a suction or siphoning hose diffi cult if it is still too soft to sup- port the weight of a person or equipment. Siphoning is a low-cost method of draining a pond, but can be slow depending on pipe size and fl ow rate. Pumping is faster, but more expensive because of
associated costs such as buying or renting a pump and fuel. Cutting a dam is a fast and effective way to drain a pond and dry out sediments, but it is the most expensive method because of costs associated with cutting and repairing the dam. If bullheads are present, keep the pond dry for at
least 6 weeks to eliminate them. A note of caution: the pond owner is responsible for any damage resulting from the overfl ow of pumped water. The cost of applying rotenone is also reduced when the water level in a pond is low. Rotenone is usually
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58 The Cattleman June 2013
Manager: John Van Pelt
Asst. Manager: Grady Van Pelt
Artwork by Dino Cornay
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