WeedKiller - Whitmore, Tipsico, etc...

[DDBethke]

Gang,

What are your thoughts on the amount of weed killer "treatments" being applied to our inland lakes.

I fished Whitmore on Sunday and about 90% of the weeds were disentegrated and fishing was well below average.


Duane

[Cheetam]

If you don't like weeds in your lake, buy a pool and pour all the chemicals you want in it...

[djkimmel]

I have plans for more information and work in this area. I recently 'debated' a weed treatment employee at a lake. Sides were drawn quickly, but we decided to go fishing and talk with each other later.

I think we need to work in this area towards common ground and definitely towards realistic expectations and an understanding of each others' goals for our lakes.

Kind of an 'if you can't be them, join them' thing, but with a twist in that with understanding, maybe comes change that benefits all sides. Another major undertaking, but an important one.

[DDBethke]

That's good to hear Dan...

It just seems like they are either using too much or are applying too many treatments?

By the way it was good to finally meet you @ the NBAA Detroit River Open Saturday...(watch out for those Neons )

Duane

[Skulley]

I was on Tipsico on Sunday and the weed kill was in full effect.  The water was brown because of it.  I recall Pontiac's water being the same color last year after they weed killed it and Cass was no different.  It seems that since the DEQ gave up the weed kill to the DNR, it has gotten worse.  Now all a lake association has to do is show up with a check and the DNR sprays.  When the DEQ had it, they would come and survey the lake and then determine whether or not the lake needed a treatment.  They just did White Lake in Oakland County about a month ago and desimatted the fishing in that lake too.  With the possibility of exotic diseases getting into the inland lakes like VHS, I believe these weed treatments will have a even worse effect on the fish eventually.  I believe that the DNR used the excuse of LMBV in Woodland Lake a few years back when that lake seemed to die.  Woodland has been weed killed every year for quite a few years and I believe that is why the fishing was bad for quite a few years.  Just a theory.

BD             

[Bender]

I fished Tipsico last week and Thompson this week and both lakes are pretty much void of vegetation. We still caught some good fish on both though.
I went to North Lake last week also and then Crooked in Brighton last night and both had pretty heavy weeds. I know they sprayed Crooked 2 weeks ago from the letter I got about it, but it seems to have had little effect, still lots of the heavy and thick stuff out there. (especially on the pike )
Now that I read here the state is in charge of spraying it makes sense that they will do it for anybody that is ready to pay. The state is really hard up for money right now and taking it any way they can.