Cecil, it's amazing the poundage of fish you grow in your small pond, pretty intensive operation. The brookies must be fairly tame to come up like that, dog and all. I can't even keep a hole open while ice fishing, after about 20 min it's frozen over already. I decided to stay with the soaker hose aerator this winter to see what happens, I have watched it with the aquavu camera recently, it creates a curtain of air about 10 feet long and I think a single stone diffuser would help keep a small area open vs the hose. I also noticed most of my fish are hanging out in this area and as you say, swimming very slowly. I might try feeding some when the weather warms a bit, a little added nutrient in my case shouldn't hurt much. How are your Nipigon's doing?
