Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - Lilly recommendation for shallows

I know lillies are evasive but I would rather fish in lilies instead of this pond weed I have. My one acre pond has an area of 5' deep around the perimeter, 10-12' deep throughout half of the pond. Is there any lily that will only grow in the 6' depth or less? That way my deep parts are not covered. Thank you in advance!

When spatterdock becomes well established it develops long roots 3"-4" in diameter and I've seen them clear up the pond and grow into 10ft -12ft of water after around 12-15 yrs. The owner said he had scuba divers remove Spatterdock in the deeper depths basically to almost the middle of his pond. Given more time they would have likely covered his entire 0.75 ac pond.