Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Controlling unwanted plants Help. What is this? Blue green algae!

Snrub you are correct the pond management is tough... I continue to watch and learn. I will watch this an see if it develops but I dont want it to get to far. We had about 3.25 inches so I got a good flush so I hope this is just pollen or something else. Probably wishful thinking but you never know.
So far I have not added anything to it. I have done some home water testing but don't have a total alkalinity. The Ph is good but I figure the alkalinity is low and like most ponds it seems I will need lime but will test and find out.
I am running aeration that I hope will help long term and even a little shorter term.
I have been pulling some catfish out. They had gotten quite large so I am working to get some of the larger fish (cats) out. I do hand feed but only about 4 cups and it is gone in no time but the blue gill then followed by the cats.
Pat, thanks. I put some in a quart jar and stuck it in the refrigerator overnight, I have not opened it yet but will tonight. I do currently have dying grass and yard weeds about 1 foot into the water that had just started growing before the last rain that brought me back to full pool. It was a very dry fall and winter. It looks like a wet spring as I am full.

Again thanks.
Dave