First perch ribbon, yee haa! Two days ago, in the exact same corner of the pond as last year and almost the same date (last year it was 2 days later). It was wedged under a pack of oak leaves as if the perch backed in under the pile and then swam out. It was in 6" of water. THe egg ribbon was starting to get leaves on it so I gently fluffed and swished it in the water and laid it in a little deeper water. Will be watching for more soon but we have a nasty cold rainy snowy front coming through today so I doubt we'll see more ribbons this weekend.