Turn Raw Pond Data Into Useful Management Decisions
Enter the pond and fish data you choose to track. PondStat organizes the information, performs important fisheries calculations, and presents the results in clear tables and charts.
From Field Observations to Actionable Fishery Insights
PondStat connects the information you collect with the calculations needed to understand changes in your pond and fish population.
Enter Your Data
Record the information that matters to your pond, including fish length and weight, sampling dates, stocking events, water quality, feeding, and weather conditions.
PondStat Calculates
The software automatically converts your raw measurements into useful fisheries metrics such as relative weight, average relative weight, proportional size distribution, bin sizes, and catch rates.
Review and Apply
View the results in tables and charts, compare changes across sampling periods, and use the findings with your pond-management team to guide stocking, harvest, feeding, and habitat decisions.
Every Input Has a Practical Purpose
PondStat does more than store information. It connects what you observe and measure with calculated results that can support better pond and fishery-management decisions.
What You Record
Enter observations and measurements collected from your pond, sampling events, fish population, water conditions, and management activities.
- Fish length and weight
- Sampling date and time
- Stocking and harvest records
- Water-quality measurements
- Feeding and weather information
What PondStat Produces
PondStat processes the information and calculates important fishery measurements automatically.
- Relative Weight (Wr)
- Average Relative Weight
- Proportional Size Distribution
- Fish-length bin sizes
- Catch per unit effort
How the Results Help
Review tables and charts to identify changes, compare sampling periods, and discuss possible actions with your pond-management team.
- Evaluate fish body condition
- Monitor population balance
- Compare sampling results
- Guide harvest and stocking
- Track changes over time
Build a Complete Profile of Your Pond
General pond information gives context to every stocking, sampling, feeding, and water-quality record you add later.
Identity and Setting
Record the basic characteristics that identify the pond and describe its location, origin, water supply, and fishery.
- Lake or pond name
- Pond location
- Natural or manmade pond
- Stream, runoff, rain, or spring supply
- Predator fish present
- Forage fish present
- Pond age
- Management start date
Size and Physical Features
Pond dimensions help PondStat estimate water volume and provide important context for management activities.
- Lake or pond surface area
- Maximum pond depth
- Average pond depth
- Estimated pond volume
- Aquatic vegetation present
- Types of aquatic vegetation
- English or metric units
Feeder and Feed Setup
If supplemental feeding is part of your management plan, PondStat can document the equipment, feed, frequency, and rate being used.
- Number of feeders
- Automatic or manual feeders
- Feed brand or type
- Number of feedings per day
- Pounds of feed per feeding
Connect Water Conditions With Fishery Performance
Water-quality records provide another layer of context when evaluating fish health, feeding response, catch results, and changes in relative weight.
Track What Is Practical
You do not need to collect every measurement to use PondStat. Begin with the information you can collect consistently and add more detail whenever it becomes useful.
Pond owners can record basic observations such as water clarity, while pond professionals and consultants can enter more detailed field or laboratory measurements.
On-Site Measurements
Record easy-to-measure water-chemistry data and observations that can be collected directly at the pond.
- Temperature
- pH — scale of 1–14
- Water clarity — feet
- Total hardness — mg/L CaCO3
- Alkalinity — mg/L CaCO3
- Nitrite-N — mg/L NO2-N
Chemical Measurements
Add detailed water-chemistry data from a licensed laboratory to track important ecological chemicals in your pond.
- Dissolved oxygen — mg/L
- BOD5 — mg/L
- COD — mg/L
- Total ammonia nitrogen — mg/L NH3-N
- Phosphate ion — mg/L PO4
- Phosphorus — mg/L P
Keep a Clear History of Every Stocking Event
PondStat organizes when fish were stocked, which species were added, and whether the entry represents the pond’s initial stocking or a later management event.
Establish the Starting Point
Identify whether the record represents the pond’s original stocking. This creates a baseline for understanding how the fishery was established.
- Initial stocking: yes or no
- Stocking date
- Forage species stocked
- Predator species stocked
Document Later Additions
Record supplemental stockings separately so you can see when new fish were introduced and compare those events with later sampling results.
- Supplemental stocking date
- Forage fish additions
- Predator fish additions
- Multiple stocking events
Add Earlier Stocking Records
Existing ponds are not required to start with only new information. Historical stocking records can be entered whenever reliable records are available.
- Enter past stocking dates
- Record known fish species
- Build a long-term history
- Improve future comparisons
Capture the Full Story Behind Every Fish Sample
Record when and how fish were collected, the effort involved, the conditions during the event, and measurements from individual fish.
Date and Time
Establish when the fishing or sampling event occurred, how long it lasted, and which predator species were sampled.
- Sampling date
- Sampling start time
- Sampling end time
- Total sampling time
- Predator species sampled
Method and Effort
PondStat uses sampling-method and effort information to calculate catch per unit effort where applicable.
- Rod and reel
- Electrofishing time
- Seine-net hauls
- Gillnet or fyke-net nights
- Number of anglers
- Other sampling methods
Weather and Management
Record surrounding conditions and management activities that may help explain differences between fishing or sampling events.
- Air temperature
- Sky conditions
- Wind speed
- Fertilization date
- Fertilizer type
- Pounds of fertilizer applied
Individual Fish Data
Enter measurements, identification information, and the outcome for each fish collected during the event.
- Fish length
- Fish weight
- Tag number
- Fish released
- Fish culled
Track as Much—or as Little— As You Choose
You do not need laboratory equipment or an extensive sampling program to begin using PondStat. Start with the information you can collect consistently and add more detail over time.
Begin With Basic Fish Records
After creating your pond profile, you can begin with only the essential information from your fishing or sampling events.
- Sampling or fishing date
- Sampling time
- Fish species
- Fish length
- Fish weight
- Released or culled status
PondStat Does More With Your Data
Even a basic set of fish measurements can produce several useful calculations and long-term tracking tools.
- Relative Weight (Wr)
- Average Relative Weight
- Proportional Size Distribution
- Percentage of fish by bin size
- Number-frequency information
- Comparisons across days, months, and years
Add More Detail When It Becomes Useful
Feeding records, weather conditions, water quality, stocking events, and other management information can be added whenever you are ready. The amount of data you track is entirely up to you.
Review Your Results in the Format That Works for You
PondStat turns calculated fishery information into clear tables and charts that can be reviewed online, downloaded, and incorporated into management reports.
Organized Data Tables
Review measurements, calculations, and sampling results in structured tables that make individual records and numeric comparisons easy to examine.
- Individual fish records
- Calculated fisheries metrics
- Sampling-session results
- Historical comparisons
Clear Visual Charts
Use charts to identify patterns, compare sampling periods, and communicate changes in fish condition or population structure more clearly.
- View changes over time
- Compare fish-size groups
- Identify population patterns
- Support management discussions
Download and Share
Export PondStat information for offline review, recordkeeping, further analysis, or inclusion in reports prepared for pond owners and management professionals.
- Download tables as PDF files
- Download charts as PDF files
- Export data to Excel spreadsheets
- Share results with your management team
Your pond is telling a story. Start tracking it.
Turn every catch into useful fishery information. PondStat handles the calculations and organizes the results so you can follow your pond’s progress with greater clarity and confidence.
One Pond
per year for one pond