Can somebody please tell me how a fish tells time?
1. Sun Angle
2. Empty bellies
3. Those neat, waterproof skindiver watches
4. Dialing the local Time & Temperature number. This is also how they know when the water is warm enough to spawn.
P.S. I would not discount sound transmission via ground into the pond. Several of us believe the fish can hear us walk up to the pond based on ready-to-feed behavior.