Other areas are covered by about 18 inches of pond weed. During the day, you may see a couple of rapidly fleeing baby fish, and schools of 10-12 inch trout staying just out of camera range. At night the crawdads come out of their holes. Larger trout, some up to 18 inches long, will cruise up to your dive light, then flee rapidly. We've done both daytime and night dives.
Night is better.
If you're grabbing crayfish to cook, you'll find large ones, but not huge numbers. Sorry, no spearfishing. Burreston Pond can be dived most of the year. We've heard from divers who've done the pond in late February. Getting out of the pond after a winter dive is another matter.