Pond Electrofishing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Electrofishing (fish shocking, pond shocking, shocking up fish) uses an electrical current to capture fish in your pond or lake. The current temporarily stuns the fish and makes them available for capture with a dip net. The process is safe and harmless to the fish. However, it is a technical process, and success depends on expertise in operation of equipment as well as collection of a representative population. At Louisiana Pond Management, we use a professionally designed system to create a zone of electrical current in front of our electrofishing boat and capture fish, placing them in a water tank with aeration. After capture, fish can be directly evaluated. This allows for the collection of a larger sample and a wider population sample than normal fishing would provide. Electrofishing provides a unique opportunity to gather a volume of information about your fish population, otherwise unavailable.

For example, when you work with Louisiana Pond Management for pond electrofishing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, or Mississippi, you can use the information for the following goals:

• Population sampling to evaluate ratios of forage and predator fish. Juvenile and adult fish are sampled.
• Evaluation of body condition of fish to see if they are growing at a healthy rate.
• Opportunity for tagging individual specimen fish for record keeping.
• Removal of nuisance species (trash fish) that would otherwise interfere with progress of your sportfish fishery.

The information we gather allows our biologists to make professional recommendations to successfully grow your fishery, or to design a fishery plan for your pond or lake. A fishery plan can provide decisions to ensure a balanced fish population, promoting the healthy growth of both forage and predator species in your waterbody. Overall, electrofishing records support the long-term success of your sportfish fishery.

We’re now scheduling surveys for lake electrofishing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Mississippi in the Spring. If you’d like to get on our schedule, please contact us today at (225) 308-4145, email at info@louisianapondmanagement, or fill out our contact form. Click Cost is generally $1,400 (varies depending on pond size) and includes fishery assessment report and recommendation for enhancement. For a comprehensive analysis of the health of the fish population in your pond or lake, you can trust our highly experienced, passionate team.