I took a little break from all the neglected farm chores I'm hopelessly behind on to check out the pond since ice out. I always check out the overflow and am glad I did as I found 2 WE, 3 YP, and a nice HBG trapped in the rip rap. Because of the flow, all were still alive and pretty healthy--considering. I have a screen in front of the pipe, but apparently they were escaping through a 3 inch gap from the bottom. That's fixed, and there is now a second screen on the back side. Of course, I wonder how many made it all the way down to the creek. At the least, I now know the quality of my 'eyes. One was 14" and the other 13 1/2, and both were plump and healthy. I'm no WE life coach, but I'm pleased as I just stocked these guys at 6" fourteen months ago.
