Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
My neighbor has two ponds (one with duck weed). I'm going to ask him what he does in the winter. I know the biggest problem he has is with raccoons. He says they don't even eat the fish. They just pull them out, crush their heads, then leave their bodies in the yard. The neighbor that used to live next to my parents said his pond would attract snakes that would sit on the edge of the pond and poach fish and frogs. Then he would get big birds that would eat the fish, frogs, and snakes. He said if he didn't chase the birds away when he saw them, they'd stay until they cleared out the whole pond.
Stringing steel cable - criss crossing the pond will solve the predator issue.. Also when you build a pond, choose the bell design. Fish will go on the deep end to avoid predators. Mine is 9' deep - kinda over done it..but never had any issue.