Growing big fish starts with growing lots of food to feed them. In order for the fry and forage fish to thrive and reproduce, they need mass amounts of food to develop and prosper.

Minnows, small panfish and fry feed on film that grows on surfaces underwater called peripyhton. This magical micro-floral community of bacteria and fungi, protozoa and zoo-plankton, dance together forming this wonderful highly efficient, nutrient converting fish food.

Phosphorus and nitrogen are often the biggest culprits in abundant weed growth and eutrophic waters. Converting these nutrients into fish food and ultimately fish, is not new and has been being used with ongoing success sometimes called brush parks. Create the food source and the fish will come.

The more surface area available, the more food can grow. Weed beds are a good example of surfaces for this film to grow and hiding places for the small fish.

The Hangout is where the smaller fish will congregate and eat this highest form of food available, within the protection of the maze of vinyl limbs that surround the feeder bag.

The plastic mesh feeder bag holds an incredible 400 square feet of surface area from a matrix of woven plastic recycled from drinking bottles. Weighing just over two pounds and approximately ten inches diameter and two feet long, these bags hold the key to fish development.

Over thirty two square feet of flexible vinyl limbs, the same material in all fishiding fish habitat products, complete this protective eating establishment. Dozens of unique habitat models at fishiding.com

Bend limbs and pinch crease with fingers, no tools or additional supplies needed.

Opens to a full 46″wide by 48″ tall, hang at any depth, unit sinks.

Each unit comes with 5.5 pounds of pre-drilled vinyl limbs, ranging in length from 12″-28″ long and 1″-4″ wide with feeder bag with ten feet of mono bait-ball line.

Hang unit from underside of dock or pier for year around fishing action.

Suspend unit from raft or tree limb to keep predators close by your food source.

Attach unit to full size habitat unit or anchor and add foam to feeder bag to add buoyancy.

Tie multiple units together for deep water applications.

Wisconsin’s official state dog is the water spaniel – a great choice for a lake laden land.

If Minnesota was to choose one, the Labrador retriever would be a good candidate.

It’s hard to keep the water loving pooches out of the H20.

The Duluth Retriever Club’s members can vouch for that.

“We’re dedicated to training dogs; hunting dogs and field trial dogs and hunt test dogs.”

The club’s labs took center stage on Saturday as part of the Izaak Walton League’s semi-annual Youth Outdoor Expo.

The expo gets kids off the couch and away from the keyboard for real world experiences.

“That’s what the Izaak Walton League is all about; getting kids outdoors and into outdoor sports.”

Walton was a 17th century English author and fisherman.
The league named after him was founded in Chicago in 1922 to preserve fish habitat.

Now, all environmental issues concern them.

This expo will teach the kids about hunting ethics and conservation by letting them handle dogs themselves in single mark water retrieves.

“The dog has to sit, be steady; it can’t leave until you instruct the dog to leave.”

Nearly a hundred kids took turns handling the dogs.

Montessori School teacher Sarah Pelto brought some of her relatives to the session.

She feels kids need lessons in and out of the classroom.

“It’s important they have a broad base of experience so they can have a good foundation for learning and growing and knowing about options in life.”

The Twin Ports chapter of the Izaak Walton League is already planning their next Youth Outdoor Expo.

It will be this spring at Hartley Nature Center and will focus on topics related to fishing.

See the dozens of unique artificial fish habitat models, fish attractors and fish cover used at fishiding.com, the industry leader and only science based, man made and artificial fish habitat, proven to provide all fish with cover they prefer to prosper.

Lorain scores…….

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