It looks like right now we have the opposite of a warming period. Might luck out next weekend though if the weather prediction is decent enough.

I was originally thinking tempering that long might be daunting but I suppose now that I think about it, I could set up a large plastic bin with aeration and or a filter running to keep the water aerated and just run down to the pond every half hour to grab some cold water.

I also have my fish cage I could put in place to adjust them to the pond further. But I wonder though if a fish cage will hurt more than help at this time of year? Does it keep them close to the surface where water may not be ideal?

I have this first batch of largemouth bass which I'm not overly attached to. They were fingerlings last year and many of them appear *fat* to me so they've been doing well all winter. But I will likely have a whole new batch this year I can play with. Later on I will have a larger smallmouth I'd like to make sure he makes it as best he can.