It's the end of ice as we know it and Bremer Pond feels fine.

I took these photos last evening and by this morning the ice was gone.

This is what ice looks like right before death.

Hooray!!!!

cold front coming yer way.....

Enjoy that week of Spring and week of Summer Dwight, or is that Dr. Willis I'm thinking of.

Ice out yesterday april 2, earliest in the 4 years of my pond.
Water temp. was up to 44F @ 5ft. today.

A pair of mallards is camping out at the pond already.

When will you know if the trout made it through the winter O.K.?

Nothing in the traps, and no takers on the pellets I threw out.
The water is still pretty cold but I'm not optimistic.
If the trout didn't make it I'm going to plan B, getting a small amount of tiger trout, some CC and Perch, then put a much larger pump below the dam near the stream so I can supply at least 10GPM thru the winter and maybe add some type of circulator like Dwight has.
I guess CC & perch can take low oxygen and if the other improvements help maybe the trout will make it. I did manage to get a small brookie in the stream near one of my dams.
Still planning on getting a larger tank this fall for the basement and put in a divider so I can have the large PS's and some of the tiger trout.

My fingers are crossed the trout pulled through AP. I sure they did...

This morning was 26F and snow, but sunny and 42F by afternoon.