Some farm ponds in my region have declined as reliable producers of bountiful and safe-to-eat fish during recent years. As almost everyone who reads Farm and Ranch Life knows, I am a passionate ...

If there’s one word (besides fun) I’ve come to associate with farm pond fishing over the years, it would have to be mysterious. Stripping a fly through an old country farm pond or an abandoned gravel ...

Most farm ponds hold bluegills and bass, even though their main purpose might be irrigation or watering cattle. Find one stocked with fish — and that includes most of them — and you can have some ...

Large Missouri bodies of water, like Lake of the Ozarks, Truman Lake, the Missouri River and many more, offer incredible angling opportunities. They also often require somewhat of a steep learning ...

I’ve got to admit it – I like fishing a lot, and it doesn’t really matter what kind. I like fishing in rivers and streams, in lakes of any size, in saltwater anywhere, but I do have a particular ...

As my son Brad and I looked over the farm pond in the early morning, we saw dimpling rises in the weeds along the shoreline. That was all we needed to see to know there were fish working, so out came ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Lazy days spent fishing a farm pond are some of the best times afield. Many old-timers got their start this way, while today’s kids often follow suit and catch their first fish from a ...

Each year, pond owners may experience a partial or total loss of the farm pond fish population due to an oxygen depletion. Oxygen depletion is not the only cause for a fish die-off, but it is the most ...

Farm pond fishing this time of the year can be some of the best anywhere. But that doesn't mean it's easy. Gary Howey and I proved that last weekend when we ventured out on to relatively thin ice to ...

During the summer months, landowners and their families can enjoy the fun, recreational benefits of having a farm pond, said Scott Jones, small-impoundment extension specialist at the University of ...