Trophy Pond in Alabama
Lake management in Alabama
Larger lakes bring larger decisions. We help Alabama lake owners make better choices about fish populations, habitat, water quality and long-term improvement, before problems get harder and more expensive to fix.
1On Alabama water
Alabama water and Alabama Extension's numbers
Alabama Extension's management basics are the floor we build on: alkalinity above 20 ppm, typical liming around two tons per surface acre, a Secchi reading of 18 to 24 inches in a fertilized pond, and about one-half to one horsepower of aeration per surface acre. The plan for your lake starts from a survey, not a rule of thumb.
On a two-acre central Alabama pond we stocked as new water in April 2020 with coppernose bluegill and fathead minnows, then pure Florida bass that November, the owner caught a one pound ten ounce coppernose eighteen months later.
The plan can draw on surveys, stocking from our farm, weed control, liming by barge, aeration and dredging with our own excavators.
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Questions
Lake management in Alabama: questions
How much lime does an Alabama lake need?
Alabama Extension puts typical liming around two tons per surface acre, aiming for alkalinity above 20 ppm. We apply two to six tons per acre by barge, based on the water test.
How much aeration does an Alabama lake need?
Alabama Extension cites about one-half to one horsepower per surface acre as a reference. We design each Vertex system for the lake.
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Tell us about your Alabama lake and what you want to catch.
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