Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Controlling unwanted plants To Early to Treat Algae

I'm in northern Missouri and have a 3/4 acre pond 12ft deep. We've had a mild winter with quick freezing and thawing cycles. I had about 3" of ice on it so I figured what the heck. I cut a hole in it and dropped my Go-Pro down there. The weeds on the bottom look like Chara and are covered in what looks like filamentous algae. The ice is now melted and I can see it growing. I haven't added pond dye or sprayed for the algae yet as I don't know if its to early. Its going to be 65 deg today with freezing weather later this week. Any suggestions is appreciated as I want to control the algae as soon as possible. Cool part was my bass look to be doing fine as I had several cruise by to check out the camera.

FA often grows on the pond bottom or at depth in late fall, winter and early spring. Then as it warms and starts producing more CO2 the FA starts rising to the surface where it ends its yearly life cycle. What is the water temp ? Generally, the water needs to be 50 + to have effective chemical treatment. Manual removal of FA is good as it removes excess nutrients with the blob of plant material.