i have a 1/4 acre lined pond in wisconsin. pond is obong, ranging in depth from 3ft on one end to 12ft at the other. pond is 4yrs old, and is stocked with yellow perch, hybrid gills, black crappie, and last spring largemouth.up until last winter i turned my aerators of in mid nov with no problems. last winter i had one aerator running at the shallow end, about five ft from shore. in spring i had about 8 dead largemouth. wondering if i a better off with the aerator on or off for the winter.