Bruce,
We made Stanley back in May in an effort to keep the herrons from eating my trout. Each morning and during the night I would see them in my pond and I would always see their tracks in the sandy shallow bottom. After putting Stanley out there the herrons stopped coming. For a while, we were good about moving him and changing positions. The one thing we failed to do is to change his clothes. Once the herrons realized that he wasn't moving they came back. So, we got some different clothes and mixed it up a little bit. I think Theo is right.... he needs a fishing pole! The trick is to change his clothes frequently and move him. But to answer your question, he does seem to work. Even my one dog looked at him funny for a few days.
