Ohio Pond Management Guide to managing ponds for fish & attracting wildlife (Download PDF) Introduction Pond Construction Stocking the Pond Management Practices for the Best Fishing Assessing Fish Populations Management Based on Selective Harvest Increasing Fish Production Managing Aquatic Vegetation Types: submergent, floating, emergent Aquatic vegetation control methods Fish Health Pond Problems and Solutions Fish Kills Undesirable Fish Muddy Ponds Leaky Ponds Problems Caused by Animals Troubleshooting Fish Kills Pond Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Fish and Fish Food Propagators Aquaculture: Bait Dealer Permits & Regulations, Fish Transportation, & Wholesale Permits, & Law Digests Authors Milton Austin, Heidi Devine, Larry Goedde, Mike Greenlee, Tom Hall, Larry Johnson, Paul Moser Acknowledgments The authors gratefully acknowledge many significant contributions made to the development of this publication by the following individuals: Thomas M. Stockdale, Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University; Paul Brady, Biologist, Arkansas Natural Resources Conservation Service; Cynthia Bishop, Mike Costello, Scott Hale, Dave Insley, Ray Petering, Lisa Smith, and Gene Whitten, the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Additionally, the authors would like to specially recognize fellow author Milton Austin, who passed away unexpectedly during the writing of this handbook, for his contributions not only to this publication, but to the field of fisheries management.