Bill, it may be. I don't like the Christmas trees as well as cedars, but it sure is nice to have twenty somethings helping you load the trailer. Much better than cutting cedars out of fence rows all day.
Thanks Bill. IIRC, Cecil Baird had posted something like this or very similar. I thought it had merit, so I've been doing it the last 3 years.
For the posts, I use the $2 orange roadway markers. They're fiberglass, and wont break unless you try to. I tilted them in so the heron won't stand on the bottom on the pond side. It also helps keep them working when the water fluctuates.
It's just the cheapest 4'X50' plastic fencing I could get. It's got a 1" mesh, so I keep the bottom out of the water. It's rare, but it can catch smaller fish by the gills. Oh, zero herons when these are out.
Also, if you stand the fencing straight up, it's great in the fall for catching leaves before they get in the pond.
EDIT: canyoncreek, I'd pay $75 for a hundred in a heart beat. We use a lot of them around here. Thanks for that info.
