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It’s Time to Feed Your Fish

It’s Time to Feed Your Fish

A lot of things about pond management can be very complicated—pond vegetation control, and keeping your fish population in a healthy balance to name a couple. But growing trophy sized fish can come down to a simple fact. Feeding a high-quality fish food like Purina® Aquamax® (Largemouth, MVP, 400, 500, 600) will help your fishery become the thing of legends. Bjornsen Pond Management recommends and sells the complete Aquamax product line. We have years of history with Aquamax, feeding it to fish in our own ponds.

When we design a custom feeding program for you, we emphasize the following:

  1. There is a significant difference in the quality of commercially available fish foods. Many are full of bulk fillers—fillers that will not contribute significantly to the growth of your fish. Aquamax fish foods are high in protein for fast muscle growth.
  2. There is really no such thing as “one size fits all” fish food. We feed various sizes of food—smaller pellets for panfish, and jumbo “largemouth” pellets for bigger fish. It is a fact—big fish want big food. We see this every day as we run different pellet sizes in feeders side-by-side. Smaller fish are attracted to the smaller pellets. While big Bass and Catfish devour the large pellets.
  3. We inventory Aquamax in our shop, and we strive to have food available to you at all times. You can pick up your bags directly from us, or we can ship bags to you.
  4. Feed consistently. If you follow our feeding plan, the growth of your fish will follow.

It’s Time to Feed Your Fish!

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2019 Iowa Deer Classic Show

Bjornsen Pond Management will be traveling to central Iowa to exhibit at the 2019 Iowa Deer Classic Show, March 1-3, 2019 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa. We have participated in this show in the past and it has always been a great show. We had the opportunity to meet with so many of you last year and we look forward to catching up with you again. And, of course, we also forward to meeting new pond and fishing enthusiasts.

What is happening under your ice?

Come visit with Kevin Bjornsen from Bjornsen Pond Management to talk about what is likely happening under the ice on your pond this winter and what you can expect to see this spring when the ice goes out. A warm early winter—followed by record cold temps—followed by record snowfall has created an interesting challenge for pond owners and managers. Warm spring temperatures will give us all a glimpse of what we will be dealing with as we go from spring into summer. Kevin would love to meet with you and to learn about your concerns—whether it be fish populations, explosive weed growth, or pond enhancements for the warmer months ahead.

If you can’t make the 2019 Iowa Deer Classic show, we will be at others in eastern Iowa in upcoming weeks:

We are putting our schedule together now for pond audits with electrofishing, and fish stocking for Spring 2019. Contact us via our Online form or Or call (319) 350-2918 to reserve your spot on our schedule! Or, better yet, give us a call and come visit with us at the 2019 Iowa Deer Classic show in Des Moines.

Schedule My Pond Audit With Electrofishing

We look forward to meeting with you at the 2019 Iowa Deer Classic show and getting to know you and your pond needs!

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2019 Cedar Rapids Sportshow

The Bjornsen Pond Management team is looking forward to spring and will be attending the 2019 Cedar Rapids Sportshow, February 8-10, 2019 at Hawkeye Downs Expo Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Let’s get together to talk ponds, lakes, and fish—anything to get us past this blast of winter! While it may not feel like it now, spring really is on its way.

We are putting our electrofishing schedule together for Spring 2019. Contact us via our Online form or Or call (319) 350-2918 to reserve your spot on our schedule! Or, better yet, give us a call and come visit with us at the 2019 Cedar Rapids Sportshow.

Schedule My Pond Audit With Electrofishing

And, if you can’t make the Cedar Rapids show, we will be at others in central and eastern Iowa:

We look forward to meeting with you at the 2019 Cedar Rapids Sportshow and getting to know you and your pond needs!

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Think spring! 2019 electrofishing signup

Think spring! 2019 electrofishing signup

This is a perfect time to look ahead to spring and summer. Soon you will cast a line hoping to catch one of your trophy fish. When they bite, are they the hogs that you imagined? Or are they are smaller than expected? You know the fish were once there. But are they today? How many? What size? And what is the makeup of the other species that support the growth of your trophy sized fish?

As we are under winter’s grip, think ahead to what you would like to learn about your pond’s health. Now is the time to go beyond a “hunch” and really learn what is going on beneath the water’s surface. A pond and lake audit with electrofishing will give you the real story. It will give you data—data that you can use to make intelligent stocking decisions.

We are already putting our electrofishing schedule together for Spring 2019. Contact us via our Online form or Or call (319) 350-2918 to reserve your spot on our schedule! Or, better yet, give us a call and come visit with us at one of our upcoming winter shows:

We look forward to getting to know you and your pond needs!

Schedule My Pond Audit With Electrofishing

pond and lake audits with electrofishing

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Your Pond May Be Under Attack!

Your Pond May Be Under Attack! It happens every year about this time. Ponds all over the midwest are taken hostage by green stuff—Water Meal, Chara, Duck Weed, Filamentous Algae, Coontail or even Cattails. Having some pond vegetation is good—to a point. But, when the plant material starts covering most of your water surface, bad things can happen. Too much vegetation affects the aesthetic, fishability, and recreational appeal of your pond.

Before-After-3Bjornsen Pond Management can help keep your pond in good health! We have the products and expertise to get your pond back on a clear path. Check out our pond vegetation control products, PondFit Beneficial Pond Bacteria, aeration systems, and mechanical tools that will help make short work of your pond cleaning tasks. And, of course, you can always ask us specific questions online or call (319) 350-2918! We are always eager to help!

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Visit us at the 2018 Mid Iowa Bassmasters Fishermen’s Swap Meet & Boat Show

Visit us at the 2018 Mid Iowa Bassmasters Fishermen’s Swap Meet & Boat Show

Come visit Bjornsen Pond Management in Des Moines, Iowa this weekend at the 2018 Mid Iowa Bassmasters Fishermen’s Swap Meet & Boat Show!

Bjornsen Pond Management will have many of our products on display. Kevin Bjornsen will be there to talk through all of your pond- or lake-related questions, whether they pertain to water quality, fish stocking, or recreational features such as docks and swim pads.

WHERE

  • 4-H Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa

2018 SHOW HOURS

  • Saturday, February 24, 2018, 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
  • Sunday, February 25, 2018, 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

SHOW FEATURES

  • Fishing Seminars & Product Demonstrations Both Days
  • Lure Making Demonstrations
  • Food Available Both Days
  • New and Used Fishing, Boating and Outdoor Related Items
  • Antique Lures & Fishing Tackle For Sale or Trade

ADMISSION

  • $5.00 Adults
  • Kids 12 and under free with a paid adult

Stop by our booth—we’d love to meet and talk “pond” with you. Remember, spring is coming!

Sign up now for spring pond audits with electrofishing!

Contact us online or call (319) 350-2918 today! We have a limited number of dates to fill for spring 2018. Once these dates are filled your next chance to electrofish will be fall 2018!

Sign up today!
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Visit us at the 2018 Cedar Rapids Sportshow

Visit us at the 2018 Cedar Rapids Sportshow

Save the dates for February 9-11 and visit us at the 2018 Cedar Rapids Sportshow at Hawkeye Downs Expo Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Bjornsen Pond Management will be exhibiting at the show. We will have some of our products on display, and Kevin Bjornsen will be there to talk through all of your pond- or lake-related questions, whether they pertain to water quality, fish stocking, or recreational features such as docks and swim pads.

2018 SHOW HOURS
Friday: February 9th. 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: February 10th. 10 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: February 11th. 11 AM to 4 PM

ADMISSION
$6.00 Adults
Kids 12 and Under Free
Special $5 Friday

Print out the Casey’s coupon here. It will give you a $1.00 discount on your admission. Then, stop by our booth—we’d love to meet and talk “pond” with you. Remember, spring is coming!

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Fall 2017 Electrofishing: Sign Up Now!

Fall 2017 Electrofishing: Sign Up Now! Contact us online or call (319) 350-2918 today! Our sign up period is open from now through the first part of September for fall electrofishing which will start mid September. We have a limited number of dates to fill for 2017. Once these dates are filled your next chance to electrofish will be spring 2018!

Bjornsen Pond Management travels across the Midwest to electrofish lakes and ponds every spring and fall. Electrofishing (temporarily shocking) your lake or pond gives us a snapshot of current fish populations. Taking an inventory of what you have will allow us to create a perfect management plan—including forage stocking, game fish stocking, habitat enhancement, and pond vegetation control recommendations. From our visit we also address aeration and water quality needs.

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Here’s To The Big Fish!

Muskie

Top Dog.

Big Kahuna.

The Big Fish.

Happy Father’s Day to all of the “big fish” out there—and thank you for including Bjornsen Pond Management as your source for fish stocking, pond and lake supplies, management, and services.

This “big fish” was caught on one of our ponds last week! According to the fisherman, this Muskie was caught “on the second cast of the day!” We estimate this Muskie at somewhere between 30-35-inches in length. Here are a few stats revealing that the Muskellunge is truly the “big fish” of the pond!

On average muskellunge will reach:

  • 10 pounds at about 33 inches in length
  • 20 pounds at about 41 inches
  • 30 pounds at about 47 inches
  • 40 pounds at about 52 inches
  • Size will vary among populations and at different times of the year.
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