Water suddenly gone clear?

[davebhoy]

A reservoir I fished yesterday appears to have gone suddenly very clear. When I've fished it in the past I haven't noticed it being that crystal clear, yesterday was the first day I fished on it when there has been very little wind but it was so noticeably different in the shallows near the bank that I think there was change since I last visited

Could a large reservoir go noticeably clearer in the space of a few days?

I didn't have a sniff of a bite yesterday which isn't that much of a surprise on there, I'm assuming its not very helpful for the fishing? It did seem to make it easier for the birds to feed up on my ground bait unfortunately

 

[108831]

It is most certainly not good for the fishing,I would advise dark groundbaits and fish with a good ripple on the water,preferably in overcast conditions,the windier the better...

 

[no-one in particular]

When I kept records for many years including watercolour, it was generally poorer fishing in clear water. However, the two species affected least by it were Tench and Crucians.