I have not seen the curse of the goose yet. I did have 200 woodies on my pond for a few days last year. They gave me years worth of poop in a few days..
I think my trees are just too close to the water, they either don’t like them being close from a preditor prey perspective, or they need more room for landings and take offs.. Hoping they never find it attractive. I won’t fertilize the grass now either. Thanks for the tip.
Jeff

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023