Originally Posted by
RoadToad
Fish kills of this nature are a pretty common phenomenon. What happens is, when the snow on top of the ice blocks out the sunlight for an extended period, the plants in the pond begin to die off, decreasing the oxygen content, and releasing compounds into the water that are extremely toxic to fish. Once enough fish have died off, the water is poisoned even further, killing off all the rest. Trust me, if this is what happened, there are NO fish alive in that pond, and if KDFWR says that's what happened, I don't understand why you think you know better than they do. Unless you want this pond to be a swimming hole and nothing else, you need to quit standing in the way, and let them fix the problem.