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Has anyone built a floating island with living vegetation on it? I’m toying with the idea for multiple reasons. First when I add more habitat (artificial) to the area I fish off my property I would like a way to steer boaters out around it. I live on a sort of peninsula and my dock sticks out where ppl pontoon by within feet of my dock front. I would like to place a floating island possibly 75-100’ off to the side of my dock but out to the same depth and then place all my artificial habitat between the island and dock as well as back toward shore. This would keep most boaters off the top of the pvc habitat so when water level drops they aren’t hitting trolling motors on it. No wake lake no gas motors jet skis etc electric only. I also think the fish would like the shade under it and it’d be a good spot to reel lures by.
I’m wondering if making it out of one of those floating matts kids play on would work. They are 12’ long and 5’ wide. I could cut it in half and make two of them.
Does anyone have experience with the floating islands and think that would work and what type of plants do you put on it to cover it? Would you place dirt on it or poke holes through and place roots down into water? Any ideas would be appreciated.
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