Does anybody no much about floating pond weed? It has become quite invasive in my pond. It makes it more difficult to fish in the areas that are covered. Was thinking about removing much of it manually with a weed cutter, but it seems to be great habitat for fish (sunfish as well as SMB)and i am reluctant to cut it to some degree. If it is removed, will it increase the temp in the pond due to less shade that the floating leaves provide? Pond is 6 acres average depth aprox. 7 ft. , summertime temps between 70 and 80 degrees. flow into pond30 gal a min variable. Fish in pond- SMB,red breasted sunfish as a forage base.
About a week ago my son called me over to the dock, It was after dark and he had found something in the water with his flashlight. When i got there i couldnt believe my eyes, in the water was a huge cloud of sunfish fry aprox 10 ft around .first time i had ever seen anything like that. Sunfish started spawning in pond 4 years ago. Anybody ever see anything like that?