Bonnie, I don't ever cover my pond, its Becky that does. I was wondering that, too!
Well, qualify that to say I do have some bridal veil netting suspended over the pond right now to try to catch most of the flower 'bitties' from the oak trees that will be falling for the next few weeks. The leaves and pollen don't bother me nearly as much as the dead flowers from my four huge oak trees. They all seem to end up in my pond.