We got a 4.6 inch rain last Friday night. It was great. However, the water level came up only about a foot in one pond and a foot and a half in another one. Both are really muddy. Catfish feed voraciously but BG aren't doing much of anything without sunlight penetration. Water levels have been so low that exposed banks are contributing a lot of mud anytime it does rain even a little bit. I went by a neighbors 25 acre lake and it was red colored. My wife actually got a 4WD 4 wheeler stuck in some deep muddy, sandy muck.

My brush piles in the draws leading to the ponds caught tons of dead leaves and silt.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa