We've had 2 strong cold fronts move through in the last 3 or 4 weeks here in North Louisiana. Both had large rain events that accompanied them. The first rain event was back in the middle of February and the 2nd was yesterday evening. Both events turned my pond from very pretty and clear to a nice diarrhea brown. The water usually clears up within a week or 2. I decided against starting my feeding program today because of the muddy water and strong wind still blowing. I "think" the reason for the muddy water is because there are some new houses that have been built uphill and upstream from my pond. There is some exposed red clay around the new houses that was obviously used for foundation work. I'm not going to gripe out my neighbors because I guess it's just part of the deal but would some square hay bales placed in the drain ditch leading into my pond help? Or would I be better off using something else.

How does the sudden water clarity change affect fish behavior?