StructureSpot

Why do I need to add fish habitat in my pond or lake?

Ponds and lakes, including smaller garden and koi ponds, with the right amount of fish structure, provide a balanced ecosystem for the fish and fisherman. Fish structures, or sometimes called fish attractors, placed in the right locations are fish magnets, dramatically increasing fishing success.

There are many choices of products to use. Natural products work well, but decay rapidly and need to be replaced frequently. Christmas trees, wood pallets and brush are often used. Currently the industry has turned their focus towards artificial fish habitat, lasting for generations.

A mixture of products often work well, placing fish attractors in clusters of three or more units each. Habitat improvements can also result in larger fish, based on specific conditions. For Example:

A bass has to eat 10 pounds of fish in order to gain one pound.

Small 1-inch bluegill usually weigh about 5 pounds per 1,000 fish.

The bass would have to eat 2,000 bluegill to gain one pound.

Adding protective cover such as our cradle model will allow the young bluegill to survive and grow for an additional number of months.

In just one month, bluegill can quickly grow to 20 pounds per 1,000 fish.

If adequate cover is available, placed in key locations, a bass only has to eat 500 of these bluegill to gain a pound. This means much less energy is expanded allowing energy for growth.

Artificial fish habitat made of fine textured fingers like the cradle from fishiding, will protect your forage base until maturity to provide the needed food for growing bass,crappie and all fish. Take a look at the new products and website at

http://www.fishiding.com/products/Cradle-Artificial-Fish-Habitat.html

The cradle.fish habitat for fry is the start to a balanced ecosystem. 

Building Fish structure comes from background of building/designing houses.

Fish need homes just like people do. Some can build their own fish habitat house and some hire a fish habitat builder .Here’s a little bit of background on how this idea to create artificial fish habitat has developed, as well as where we see it going in the future. Installing and creating additional fish structure has been going on for many years. We simply feel we have come up with a better way to save the fish and the environment.

Growing up in Northern Illinois, my dad started me fishing at a very young age. Although his father fished, he has never considered himself an avid fisherman. An Architect by trade, he was simply exposing his son to new things outdoors.

fisherman at sunrise building houses for fish

At age 7 Jacques’ Cousteau had my undivided attention saving the oceans and sea life, and there my passion lies, these 40+ years later.

Fast forward 20 years,  I’m president and owner of a General/Carpenter contracting business. Be your own boss they all say. Surely it would give me more time to fish right?

Housing in our area exploded, followed by steady commercial growth. We enjoyed what Dad and I agree, was some of the best 15+ years to be a builder. It was here in the trades, I worked with the materials that would come to be fishiding.com, Reclaimed Artificial fish habitat. Building houses for fish came next called artificial fish habitat.

As the recession took hold, our workload diminished. It was time to find another way to pay the bills. (and, did I mention still  fish around the world, bow hunt 90 days/season,Turke…)

Fishing boat on lake ready to build fish houses

As a builder, we had leftover vinyl material in every color, never enough for another job. Made us angry, taking up so much room in our expensive dumpsters. Then it hit me, this stuff would work great underwater and it’s keeping it out of the landfills. Algae will grow. Win-win right?

Next it was off to the professionals (and patent office), to see if it would be accepted into the industry as a safe product, and as widely used as we saw the potential. The wonderful news is the fish love it, with products now in 29 states and counting.

What started with the simplest idea and one fish crib model has turned the industry’s focus in the direction of reclaimed artificial fish habitat products, lasting for many years to come. Install fish habitat that doesn’t decay and break down, it only has to be installed once.

Trial and error, lots of siding, and more fishiding fish structure units in Wonder Lake. We continue to test and develop new textures, sizes and shapes of fish attractors for all types of needs. We film under water to see how the fish structure is being used, and what type fish habitat and size fish prefer different PVC habitat  layouts.

Hayward, Wisconsin lake with fish house builders

The biologists asked for something more dense, with fine strands to protect the smallest fry and larvae.

Something easy to transport and fit in the boat without the need of tools, weights or chains.

Products that don’t add to energy and pollution concerns.

Wide limbs to create maximum shade benefits.

These concerns have been addressed and resolved with utmost care and consideration.

This is only the beginning. This is Fishiding.

The market is vast, from saltwater to aquaculture, freshwat

Fishiding fish house reclaimed artificial fish habitat logo

er to aquariums and beyond. Fishiding.com will continue to reshape fish habitat, one bend at a time.

www.fishiding.com

Offering the most cost effective solution to artificial fish habitat. Helping save our waterways and fisheries, all the while being conscious of leaving no footprint from manufacturing. This is what we believe. This is for the fish.

Get involved, do your part in reducing our nation’s dependency on fossil fuels. Help America strengthen by buying and supporting products made here in the states.

Reclaimed fishiding artificial fish habitat is made in America with only American made materials. Support your local sportsman/women, for all God’s creatures in our woods and waters they work to protect.

Scroll to Top