Thanks CC. I guess once one comes in it must leave some kind of a scent trail. Four this time. After our discussion and they left, I ran the feeder. Fish seemed the same.
I guess I’m going to have to get some traps.
I was still seeing a very small amount of algae along the bank, but it’s 90% gone. I was just at the pond four days ago, and it was still pretty thick. We didn’t get this cool front until last night. Don’t know if that had anything to with it.


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