"CorporalJones" wrote in message
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Was it in this NG that I read that with ponds it was no longer
required to clear a hole in the ice to protect wildlife.
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I havent disturbed the ice on my pond for about 5 years now, I used break a
hole evry time it became frozen. Touch wood never lost a fish! :-) And as
you say, it was after reading somewhere, that it was not really necessary.