I raked a small patch of weeds in the pond this afternoon and found 8-9 RES fingerlings while sifting through the weeds. Quite a few from last summers hatch must have made it through the winter. They ranged in size from 13/16" to a little over 1-1/2" with one that was 2". I am surpised the smaller ones overwintered so well. I also tossed back several hundred tadpoles, the tadpoles don't seem too bright when the weeds get raked as they swim right into the center of the weeds. I spent more time tossing back tadpoles than raking weeds.
For size reference the base of the glass is 2-1/4" across the bottom and the top is 2-3/4" across.
