K30a- "Are there any fish in the display pond?"

Yep.........

"I noticed that the fish were nibbling at my feet almost right away (the
pond is overstocked at least 30 assorted goldfish - some 8" to 10") the
weird thing was that they only were nibbling at my toes."

I am only going to try pond salt as my last resort! I will experiment with
some trap Ideas and see how it goes.

In the mean time I guess its time to invest in some wading boots....LOL