How to Dispose of a Nuisance Fish

Nuisance fish tend to overpopulate ponds and ruin sport fishing. These fish tend to carry diseases and parasites which infect sport fish and make sport fishing less competitive. If you own or run a sport fishing pond, there are several preventative measures to take to ensure that nuisance fish stay out of your waters. If one weasels his way in, getting rid of them isn't impossible.

Instructions

1. Identify the cause of the influx of nuisance fish. The basic causes of nuisance fish are the inability or failure to properly exterminate all fish life in the pond, the pond's inflowing waters before stocking the pond with hatchery fish, the inability to prevent outside fish from entering the pond and the inability to stock only the type of recommended fish.

2. Take preventative measures to solve the influx after you determine the cause.

3. Drain and dry the pond entirely before stocking it with hatchery fish. If you don't drain the pond completely, apply fish poison to the water that remains.

4. Prevent unwanted fish from entering the pond. Apply a filter to incoming water that screens it for nuisance fish and eggs.

5. Use reputable commercial hatcheries to stock pond fish. Hatcheries supply the right types, sizes and number of fish for your particular pond. They also guarantee live delivery and disease and parasite-free fish.

Tips & Warnings

• Unless you are an expert, do not attempt to stock fish from local streams, ponds and lakes.

• Ask neighbors not to introduce new fish to the pond.