Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Renovating a Pond or Lake? Around the dock?

I've got a dock that silt has filled in around, creating a shallow swimming area that is always covered in algae. I'm not so concerned about the depth as much as nobody wants to swim in the "yucky stuff". Plus fishing is almost impossible there as you can't really cast far enough out to get to open water.

I'm considering three options; chemical to keep the yucky stuff at bay, hiring a backhoe to come deepen the area around the dock, or adding to the dock to get it into deeper water.

Draining the water isn't an option.

Best option?

Something I haven't thought of?

Thanks.