How To Grade Water Clarity

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Yes, as far as visibility and communicating with other fisherman go the 'how far down' can I see my lure is about all we need to do.

I caught some trout one day down in Baffin with winds blowing 30 with gusts to 40... the color change was muddy brown on the edge of muddy black mud. Seeing down into the water as compared to up and or across the water column can be much different. What we consider 'gin clear' where we can see clear water in all directions and can seemingly see the bottom in marsh ponds, may only be a foot to 2ft lateral water clarity for the fish. However when there is only a 4-6 inch clarity from above, fish can see a silhouette a good bit below that.

"we forget that trout and reds eat day in and day out, on windy, turbid (aka muddy) water days, eating almost silent, nearly transparent baitfish and shrimp...even sometimes in the black of night" -troutsupport