Re: pond size, I think that it is just deceptive photography. I have a photo taken from the 2nd floor of the house and the pond looks more like a swimming pool.
Law enforcement has no interest in my problem. All of my neighbors, with ponds, complain about fish thieves. I placed a lot of bamboo along the shoreline and that helped protect the larger fish. Then about the time the barramundi were large enough to eat fish in the 1" range the poacher took almost all of my fish in the 1" to 4" range. The pond has yet to recover from that. But, the poacher has not been back since either. The poacher I complain about is using a cast net, I have other poachers using cane poles, one used my hoe to dig my worms, to catch my fish, which he took home in my paint bucket. I should be moving into the house soon and that will stop all but the most determined. I was surprised at how hard I took the first loss and it was even worse when the small fish were taken.
I have not caught a barramundi since the first one. I think I see them, but am not sure. Something has the 4" to 6" tilapia scared, they usually feed on the surface in large numbers. Now only a handful are present. I will start fishing again after I move in and we will see.
