Hey D10

I have noticed that the lilly pads have already died in the Conway creeks. I heard that the G&F sprayed to kill them. Any truth to this? If so, why?

Every year we have to hire a guy to come spray the lake to control the Alligator Weed. It is a non-native invasive species that is trying to take over the lake. We have only been able to keep it from getting out of hand thus far. Also, the contract sprayer will spray some navigation lanes in the thickest Lilly pad fields, like the one across from Dan at Gold Creek. These are only supposed to be "navigation lanes". Some of the Lilly pads may have also been killed as he was treating the alligator weed. The herbicide that he uses is mainly effective only on aquatic plants like alligator weed. It is pretty harmless on most of the native vegitation in the lake.

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Every year we have to hire a guy to come spray the lake to control the Alligator Weed. It is a non-native invasive species that is trying to take over the lake. We have only been able to keep it from getting out of hand thus far. Also, the contract sprayer will spray some navigation lanes in the thickest Lilly pad fields, like the one across from Dan at Gold Creek. These are only supposed to be "navigation lanes". Some of the Lilly pads may have also been killed as he was treating the alligator weed. The herbicide that he uses is mainly effective only on aquatic plants like alligator weed. It is pretty harmless on most of the native vegitation in the lake.

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Thanks for the quick response. From what I can tell, he sprayed every pad in the creek and Pool. Not a pad left in there. Looks like fishing tactics will be a little different in there this Fall.

Are you talking about Gold Creek? I will check it out tomorrow when I get a chance.

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Are you talking about Gold Creek? I will check it out tomorrow when I get a chance.

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Yessir. The only live pads left are around the 365 bridge. Even the cove past the bridge is dead.

Thanks. I will give it a look tomorrow.

BTW, Caney is the same.

Thanks for letting me know. I will go by there also.

I ckecked out gold creek and the lilly pads are still there. They did get knocked down some when the area was being treated for alligator weed.

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If you look close you can see that navigation lanes that he sprayed. I also looked at the area in Gold Creek before you get to Wilhelmina Cove by the iron bridge. He also sprayed here, but there are still some lilly pads out there.

Ok, thanks.