About the Guide

I have a pond management business out of Columbia, Tennessee.  I do everything from fish stocking to aquatic vegetation control to yearly lake management plans to sales of fish feeders and aeration systems to monthly and bi-monthly refilling and maintenance of automatic feeders.  I've been an avid angler since before I can remember - when I was fourteen I subscribed to six different fishing magazines, and when I was sixteen I began making my own custom fishing rods.  I began managing ponds my junior year of college, worked with several around my hometown for ten years, then took a forced hiatus for ten years while living in Los Angeles (unfortunately there are not an abundance of ponds in the desert).  I started back managing ponds in 2009.  Among the ponds and lakes I manage across middle Tennessee, there are several that are managed for trophy bluegill, and I'll be using this blog to post photos of some of the fish caught out of those ponds as well as to post articles I have written and will be writing on bluegill and pond management.

I offer guided trips on several ponds in middle Tennessee.  My rates are $400 per day for one angler, or $300 per angler for two or more anglers.  A custom rod made to your specifications is included in the cost of the trip.

http://trophypond.com/