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Ohio Pond Management

Welcome -- this site will provide you with useful and up-to-date information about understanding and managing your pond in Ohio. Here you can find the latest information on pond management, read the latest edition of Ohio Pond News, and check for scheduled pond clincis in your area.

Find answers to your questions

  • What fish species should I stock?

  • How many fish species should I stock?

  • Why do I have a vegetation problem?

  • Do grass carp work?

  • What aquatic herbicides should I use?

  • Should I aerate?

  • Why did my fish suddenly die?

 Top reasons Ohio
ponds are built
  • Fishing (45.8%)
  • Scenery (22.7%)
  • Water supply (10.8%)
  • Swimming (6.9%)
Did You Know?

pond with cattails

 Ponds containing fish produce few mosquitoes. Why? As mosquitos' larvae wiggle to the surface they are very vulnerable to hungry fish.

 

All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clintele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disabilitiy or Vietnam-era status. Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Agricultural Administration, and Director , OSU Extension.

This website contains recommendations that are subject to change at any time. These recommendations are provided only as a guide. Contributors and Ohio State University Extension assume no liability resulting from the use of these recommendations.

 

Contact:

William E. Lynch Jr.
Program Specialists, Aquatic Ecosystem Management
Phone: 614.292.3823
Fax: 614.292.7432