Jorge,
I expect you are not too far away from me -- I'm just west of Winchester, VA. I figure I got the
Last Live Trout out of my pond two weeks ago.
Over many years of keeping winter trout in our ponds, I've probably seen less than five float to the surface -- yet far more than that have perished. This season, our pond has two medium size snapping turtles, and several catfish between 16 and 30 inches. I figure they got the trout that were reluctant to come in for a good smoke or for dinner.
It is really difficult to keep trout in ponds in VA and WV without a major source of cold water, like from a spring/well that provides several hundred gallons of water per hour at 60 degrees F, or less.
Ken
