That is the truth! If anything ate those tadpoles, they'd be off the charts giant. I was up at the pond a few weeks ago, I could see them still moving under the ice.
I've been told chicken liver for the HSB, I'm going to try that this spring. Not sure if mine were feed trained or not, and I can't tell from the flashes what is hitting. I know from cleaning a lot of YP that they are sure hitting the feed.


12 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (decreasing), SMB, and HSB (only two have been seen in 5 yrs)
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023.