No ribbons here in SE Michigan, the air temperature hasn't been 50 or over but for a few days. I have only seen 2 ribbons since stocking YP a few years ago and no recruitment. My pond is like DonnoBBD, rocks all the way around (no veg.) and a Christmas tree tied to shore. I have an abundance of minnows and a few walleye. This year I'm keeping my aerator off until I think the perch are done to eliminate the silt part of the equation. I may have too many of one size class or maybe too many WE for the amount of perch.
Loretta you don't really don't need to crank up your aeration until just before the pond would stratify. I don't crank mine up until sometime in May.
Save the electricity!
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
