"San Diego Joe" wrote in message
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"Reel Mckoi" wrote:


" George" wrote in message
As ugly as it is, I think vinyl/nylon
netting is the cheapest, safest, and easiest way to deal with herons.

$$ The "fine" black netting isn't all that ugly. After while you don't
even
see it anymore.

Boy, that's eye of the beholder stuff.

## This is true to some extent. The nets sold at ACE Hardware are the
least obvious or visible. If we ever decide to get rid of the fish then
we'll remove the nets.

An obvious ugly windmill-like rotating arm would be useless
against all the other fish predators out there.

I think the way it was described though, was that it folded out of the
way,
so you wouldn't have to look at it.

## Then it wouldn't be doing the job it was intended for.

Herons are only one of fish
eaters pond owners have to deal with. Now that we're using hardware
cloth
on the bottom 18" that keep the net above the pond water instead of wire
garden fence we wont have to keep checking for breaches near the ground.
In
my area you either net your pond or it turns into a fishless pond full
of
snapping turtles, bullfrogs, waterbirds and snakes.

It
also keeeps the fall leaves out of your pond. But that's my own
opinion.
Tha end.

$$ YES! YES! No more standing there with the net fishing for leaves and
twigs. :-) I would do that every day throughout the fall before we
netted
the ponds. We often wondered how the twigs got into the pond when the
tree
didn't overhang the water. The wind probably....... we had that tree
removed.

Don't you have to remove the leaves from the top of the netting though? My
skimmer does a pretty effective job of that.

## Yes, once all the leaves are down I use a large net ONE TIME to remove
the leaves.

Damn herons anyway.

## As I said before.... we have more than herons here. We were losing as
many as several fish a week before the nets. My husband and I talked it
over - either get netting or let the wildlife finish off the fish and not
keep fish. We made a decision to keep fish in both ponds so went with the
netting. Our neighbor Bob lost so many fish in his stock pond to what he
said were, raccoons, bullfrogs, snakes and herons he just have up! His pond
is only a few hundred feet from our ponds. It's right near the property
line. He does remove as many snappers as he can because of the
grandchildren. Right now he has about 10 sliders but said he hasn't seen a
snapper recently.
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EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
Do not feed the trolls.
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"Reel Mckoi" wrote:

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I think the way it was described though, was that it folded out of the
way,
so you wouldn't have to look at it.

## Then it wouldn't be doing the job it was intended for.


I would assume it would be put away when I was out looking at my pond and up
when I wasn't. Even the largest Heron would leave if I were there, although
sometimes I wonder ;)

San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

"San Diego Joe" wrote in message
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"Reel Mckoi" wrote:

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I think the way it was described though, was that it folded out of the
way,
so you wouldn't have to look at it.

## Then it wouldn't be doing the job it was intended for.


I would assume it would be put away when I was out looking at my pond and
up
when I wasn't. Even the largest Heron would leave if I were there,
although
sometimes I wonder ;)
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Don't count on it. While we were outside pruning the trees and bushes one
day there were TWO herons working our ponds. One was at the 2000 gallon
pond and the other heron (mated pair?) about 50' away checking out a
kiddypool of Shubunkins I was quarantining. Herons get used to people
quickly. In fact all the wildlife does. I have to bring the fishfood in at
night because the possums come right up on the porch looking for
who-knows-what. They'd come in the house now if the house dog would allow
it. Small animals come to drink the water from the only uncovered inground
pool we have. It's 150 gallons and in front of the porch. It has a small
waterfall. It's there for them as well as us. It houses the excess
goldfish culls I can't sell. By fall most will have been taken by the
bullfrogs..... even the squirrels, both gray and red drink from it. :-)
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
Do not feed the trolls.
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