How do you clean a pool left open all winter spring and fall and uncared for with brown water with leaves and debris?

I am doing that right now myself, i was told to take a skimmer net with the extention pole, of course, and take out as many leaves as possible. I have been adding liquid chlorine myself so while i am taking out leaves the chlorine is in the water.I have been running my filter while doing this so that the chlorine is cleaning the water but make sure you turn off the main drain while doing this because the leaves will sit on top of the main drain causing less circulation of the water which will not help the chlorine clean the water.Once you think you have taken as many leaves out as you can vacuum your pool out which will help clean the bottom of the pool and get remaining leaves out as well.You might want to purchase a leaf canister when you start to vacuum your pool,other wise leaves will get into the pump basket and possibly in your pump.