The skimmer sounds a bit daunting to me. I’ll be honest, I was hoping for a bit “easier” solution. Not much wind again today, and the entire 1ac pond is covered. I’m a bit concerned that this is going to end up with a fish kill, or inedible fish.. I think I’ll get the net first, and wait for a windy day so it’s all blown into one end. Hopefully we won’t have some catastrophe in the mean time. [Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023