I am glad to report that, at the minimum, I didn't have a total fish kill in my main neighborhood retention pond.

We lost about 6' of depth over the brutal winter.

Yesterday, I saw bluegill, LMB, and (2) HSB. The bluegill and HSB were hitting feed.

This pond is 1/4" acre when full. Now, it's about 1/10 or 1/2 of an acre.

Originally, I stocked (20) HSB. Soon after, I saw at least ten morts of HSB.

So going into the winter, I had (10) or less HSB.

Frankly, I thought the HSB would be the first to die off due to the severe drop in water level, thick ice, and just generally bad winter conditions.

The fact that at least (2) of them made it gives me high hopes.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."