| Not drained to the bottom Mickey. And often they fill with snow and rain. They are conditioned periodically to restore function. But this really depends on the ponds use. There are tosai ponds and gosai ponds- they are different.
Actually Mike M, field ponds ( wild ponds, are very desirable it is just that they are more dangerous and not practical for recapture. One of the best chagoi breeders uses a lake! And may used old reservoirs. You really need to get over there and see for yourself. Its all very interesting. I plan on getting back to my twice a year visits again starting in 2007. Let me know if you have an interesting in putting together a ZNA junket. |