100% every fall the surface of the pond is almost completely covered in floating leaves and pine straw,
That would be the EASIEST time to get that stuff out of your pond.
I think there was a thread on that last year. Maybe add "SetterGuy" into the member box of the search parameters (if I remember correctly?)
I believe that pond owner also noted that after a few days of big winds, most of that debris would be an even thicker floating blanket right up against one bank. I think he manually cleaned out a fair bit of crap when that happened.
Got any teenage boys still around? A few hours of them throwing a floating rake for some gas money on the weekend might be an excellent investment for you!
