Compared to past winters here in the Hudson Valley (NY), this years snowfall has certainly left its mark. With it comes my concern for the effects it may have on my fish.
Normally at this time of year I can count on the pond (60'x125'x8-10') being iced over, enough for skating and fishing, but the weather has been tossing us some real curve balls lately. A couple weeks back, we had rain and mild temps (hi 30's/low 40s) which weakened the ice enough to keep me off it. Temps have since returned to normal but a snowstorm on Christmas and one this past Friday has left us with 2'+ of white stuff.
I'm hoping that the runoff that's flowing into the pond will be enough to sustain the pond (in terms of DO) to prevent any winterkill.
Russ
