Update. I have been lowering the pond for a week now. It is down about 40+ inches now. I have pulled probably 150 fish out dead this week. some are floating and some are on the bottom out of reach. some are covered in mud and silt and decayed badly, other are still dieing daily. I hope to be able to have a fresh specimen in the morning and I am taking it to Auburn University. They have agreed to check them for me. The fish can't be dead longer than 10 hours. I was able to scoop one this evening and put in a cage. Hopefully it will still be alive in the morning, if not I will try to find another sick one near the shore.
