Jeff, I live in SW Oklahoma, and I have fished many local ponds, none of wich have been treated with anything to clear the water. No matter if they are spring fed or just a hole to water cattle. If they have any catfish, or bullheads they are muddy as you described. The ponds with only bass and BG, are really clear. But too many cats and not enough bass its murky. I dont know if your pond will ever clear, but if your get the cats down to a level the bass can manage them, you may see some clearing.
There are several threads on this forum for traps that catch bullheads.
Thats just my $0.02, And I cant catch a bass in a muddy pond either lol. JB.
