"Simon Avery" wrote in message
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Hello Peter
One little tip I read about which I've been using this year and seems
to work well. Put a plank alongside the pond, angled so it falls into
the water. Plonk the excess weed onto it, have a quick root through to
fish out the snails and any obvious eggs, and leave for a day. The
little squigglies wriggle around and eventually fall back into the
pond. Even skimming off duckweed I've managed to catch several
goldfish by accident, and this method means I've not inadvertantly
left them on the compost heap.

Excellent tip - many thanks Simon