I have a 2 acre pond that has weeping willows all around it. From what I understand they take up a ton of water expecially in numbers. Is this true and if so does any one have a good suggestion on how to get rid of them? I have a very large and long dam. The willows are all along the dam ,but down along the water not on the dam. I am pretty sure the roots dont go through the dam to the other side because it is very thick. Every mid- summer my water level goes way down and I would hate to lose my fish. The pond is around 10-15 years old and is well established ,but as I mentioned above the water level goes down several feet in the summer, enough to cause my coves to completely dry up that normally would be around 5-8 foot deep. This also causes the underwater grass to really grow and makes it impossible to fish for my wonderful Bass without getting grass all tangled in my hook. I have several 13-15 pound LMB and would like to keep them alive along with my 5-10 pound channel cats and others. Please Help!!!!!!