We discover matts of toxic sludge and algae in our trout pond and need to do something before it completely kills all our monster trout. We put together a simple, but very effective dredger made out of pool noodles and some spare chicken wire. Find out if it works or not! Mark's Channel:
I will show you how to remove algae from a pond without using any chemicals with a cheap and easy solution.
Algae can be both good and bad. During the day, algae helps the pond by producing oxygen, but at night it produces CO2. As long as it's not very cloudy or the algae doesn't all die at the same time, things are in balance, but if it all dies at the same time, the pond can go anoxic quickly and kill all the fish.
Later, I catch fish using my fly fishing tackle and turn my rainbow trout into a meal as part our first catch, clean and cook.
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Lyndon offers both fish stock for ponds of any sort as well as stocked pond fishing, fly fishing, and fishing of any sort for kids to adults. You can book corporate events, or a day with the kids. Lyndon will show you how to clean the fish and even rent you a rod and real. Just show up and fish! www.lyndonfishhatcheries.com.
The fastest way to dig a big pond is to use the help of a qualified excavator. This excavator normally digs out house foundations and the operator has years of experience digging giant holes in the ground and removing mountains of material.
In the previous episode we had Clarke from Lyndon Trout Ponds and Fish Hatchery measure water quality of our fish pond for oxygen and water temperature. This pond was also monitored year round to see if it holds enough water and has the depth the fish need to stay cold. Rainbow trout need good to excellent water quality and plenty of oxygen. Water flow is an asset to help fish spawn. We discovered that the water in our pond is filled continuously with the help of ground water and is very cold, even in the summer. Trout will die if water gets above 25 degrees Celsius. Shade also helps keep water cool and our pond is sheltered for a good part of the day with trees.
You will need to find out what kind of soil you are working with. Is it clay, clay-loam and sandy loam are best for holding water. You will want to avoid limestone, shale, sand and gravel—they leak. Except in our case since the gravel is actually part of the ground water, which is ideal. You can ask around to find out if your pond will leak or will hold water year round. You don't want your pond to dry up in the middle of the summer.
Our plan to excavate the remainder of the pond, pushing the size out to about a half acre in size and a water depth of around 8 feet. 15 feet is more ideal, but our base is shale and therefore can not be dug any deeper.
A trout pond is very difficult to establish, but it is very possible to do correctly if you know what the fish need.
Aeration of the pond is something we will be exploring as we see how the season develops. We are hopeful that water remains cool so dissolved oxygen in the water remains high.
After we dig the pond, we will let is sit for a few weeks before putting our fish in the pond. Ideally you will let the pond sit for a full year, but we are not patient enough for this.
Lyndon Fish Pond
2019 Season Hours of operation: 9 am to 6 pm
1745 Huron Rd
New Dundee, Ontario
Call (519) 696-3474
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Find your next adventure at Lyndon Fishing Pond! Our pristine pond is stocked with delicious, healthy rainbow trout raised on site. Take home your catch, cleaned & ready for the BBQ! No fishing license required.
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