I have a nice pond but all around the perimeter, there is a ton of Slender Spikerush and Eurasian Water Milfoil. It is growing where bass and other fish would want to spawn, and I think this is inhibiting the reproduction of bass. Not too mention it's pretty ugly. I have priced out trying to control the invasive weeds with chemicals and it's pretty pricey with no guarantee. I have already put Triploid Carp in with no success.
Has anyone ever used a pond liner and put in the area near the shoreline (say from depths of 0 to 4 feet deep) to control unwanted weed/grasses? My thought was to put the pond liner down and then cover it with an inch or 2 of sand using a front end loader. An analogy might be when you put down a weed barrier in a flower bed.
Thanks in advance. Been reading Pond Boss for 3 years now.