Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - What to do with fish when renovating?

I see several threads about pumping out water and draining ponds if necessary to dig our or find leaks.

But what do people do with the fish when they pump all the water or most of the water out?

My experience with renovating ponds is that the fishery has suffered from the ill effects over a long period of time. In those cases, the fishery doesn't have much value at all. I look at it two ways. "If we keep these fish, will the fishery return to any semblance of health?" And, "What would it cost to replace them?"

In 90%+ of renovations, it's better to eliminate the fish, do a complete renovation, then let it fill with water and re-start. Takes less time, costs less money because the contractor doesn't have to move any extra dirt to save the few hundred dollars worth of fish.