Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose No bass ???

I think once you change your angling tactics and target the LMB more, then you'll start catching them.

As for the muddy water, take a mason jar and fill it with pond water. Set it somewhere in an area out of the sun, but where you can look at it daily without moving it. Let us know if it starts to clear up and settle out, or if it stays cloudy. Watch it for a week.

If you want to search for it, that's called a jar test for turbidity or for muddy water.