I'm in central NJ and we've had a warm season so far. My pond had hardly
frozen over at all and the fish are active most days. The water is crystal
clear but a lot of leaves have figured out how to get into the pond even
though I have netting over it.

My question is should I be removing the leaves and risk disturbing an
otherwise tranquil pond or would it be better to wait until Spring cleaning?

Thanks,

Tom in Howell, NJ