Hi,
I haven't seen my tilapia since adding them this spring. If there are any in there, when should I expect to see them weakening due to cold?

I think there are 2 other PB members in SE michigan who have tilapia, do you mind posting when you notice your tilapia nearing the end this year?

We have a warm rain, probably an inch or more this morning with air temps 70 degrees but cool front coming through and day time temps will struggle to hit 45 later today and tomorrow. That should cool the pond down quickly. I daytime aerated earlier this week when we had 70 degree sunny days but now shut it off again.

If I have some surviving adult tilapia, I'd love to put them in the grease but have heard from other PB members that they are very hard to catch on hook and line. Any ideas?

If I do find them belly up in the next few weeks, I understand they represent a big nutrient 'sink' that is helpful to remove from the pond, how do others gather them or net them to remove them or do some sink back to the bottom? I don't imagine any flying predators will grab a dead one, maybe if they are struggling a kingfisher might grab one?