Kevin Bjornsen
Pond Guy
Kevin is a knowledgable pond manager with decades of hands-on experience.
Wes Sleeper
Fisheries Biologist
Wes is a knowledgable pond manager with decades of hands-on experience.
Seasonal work with Iowa DNR
– Asian carp monitoring and research
– Invasive species monitoring and surveying (zebra mussels, aquatic plants)
Undergraduate Degree in Fisheries Biology from Iowa State
– Undergraduate research on Asian carp and smallmouth bass
Master’s Degree from Southeast Missouri State University
– Asian Carp research (aging, telemetry/movement, removal, etc)
– Alligator gar (movement, aging, reintroduction monitoring)
– Paddlefish (movement, aging, harvest rates)
– Endangered fish in caves (monitoring, tagging, movement, habitat in underground streams)
– Smallmouth Bass age, growth, and diet study
– Mississippi River Fish Movement study
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
– Trout Management Biologist for White River System as other trout fisheries in the state.
Wes Sleeper
Fisheries Biologist
Bjornsen Pond Management