Southeastern Pond Management  recently completed a lake mapping project for a client in Mississippi.  The primary reason for mapping the pond was to assist the owner in locating the best areas to fish.  This information will be conveyed to all clients visiting the lake so they will spend less time searching and more time reeling in largemouth bass.  Existing structure and feeders were mapped and numbered with GPS coordinates for easy locating while on the boat.  Also, areas of excavation and old creek channels are easily identified.
As far as a management tool, Southeastern Pond Management uses the lake map to get exact acres for stocking, help calculate how many weeds may be present, calculate acre/feet for treatments such as rotenone applications.  In other words, provide the client with the best fishing possible from his pond.
More information on Southeastern Pond Management can be found on their website:  www.sepond.com

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