On Mar 26, 4:14 pm, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:49:07 CST, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:58:39 CST, ~ jan
wrote:

On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:00:47 CST, wrote:

If your pond is 1/2 to 3/4 acre, and up to 17' deep, there should
be no problem in having the fish survive the winter.
Here's how I got my fish. I am lucky enough that the famous NY
State Erie Canal is less than 100 feet from my pond.
I used a minnow net with bread to catch all kinds of assorted
small fish, and then I just threw them into the pond. I fished at the
canal, and over a couple years caught quite a few bass. They also got
thrown into the pond. Neighbors gave me goldfish & koi and they got
thrown in as well. I don't feed the fish, I let them fend for
themselves, with nature taking its course. ron

Ron, how often do you see a goldfish or a koi went out by the pond? ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State

I see them occasionally, the goldfish more than the koi. I've never
seen any baby koi. They probably get eaten. The wild fish I only
see very occasionally, in the more shallow areas, when the water is
somewhat clear.
I understand that koi and goldfish are quite teachable, so maybe
if I tried feeding them, I could get better views of them. I don't
know if the wild fish would also come up for free dinners.
I haven't seen any yet this year. There is still a partial ice cover
on the pond, but it should be gone in another couple days.

I've got a couple more goldfish to add to the pond later this
spring. They came courtesy of my uncle a month or so ago.. They are
both 4-5 " long and are currently in an aquarium overlooking my
computer.

ron

Disaster!

I just went out to check my pond, and there was a major fish
kill.
The fish have survived the last couple winters, but apparently
not this time.
I found 2 dead bass, a carp, several frogs, a bullhead, 2
sunfish and a perch (?). Didn't find any goldfish or koi. More dead
fish may show up later, or maybe the rest survived.

One of the bass was the biggest largemouth I have ever seen.
22-23" long and fat as a turkey the day before thanksgiving. He was
starting to decay so I didn't pick him up to weigh him. His mouth was
big enough to swallow a medium size fish whole.

Looks like next year I'm going to have to keep a hole in the ice.
Never had to in the past.

ron

definitely sounds like a disease hit the water or toxins were not able
to esacpe.
Pete
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