Cayuga weeds disappearing ???

[DANMAN]

Been noticing the weeds at north end are actually disappearing as the year progresses.

Anybody aware if the DEC is applying weed killer?


Usually weeds are to the top by Jully north of Union Springs
Lately   Nothing in the top 3 feet. east to west

[Flukeman]

I don't know about chemicals, but they usually cut every year.

[rgfixit]

They used to run  harvesters on Honeoye. Made a god awful mess with chopped up weeds floating everywhere. Don’t know if they still do or not. I gave up trying to fish it in the summer.

Ive watched the weed beds on the canal  grow up thIck then disappear and grow back a couple times this summer. Seemed kind of weird to me.
Rg

[SeanP]

Lots of weed mats floating on the south end (south of sheldrake).......also still plenty of growing weeds out to 20 FOW on south end.  My boat is at Treman....

SeanP

[taxid]

Some Potamogeton weeds (Pond weed family) are seasonal. I have some in my ponds that grow thick early in the summer but are gone by the end of summer.

[rgfixit]

T...you are a bottomless pit of useful information. You’re really knowledgeable. Very much appreciated.

Rg

[taxid]

T...you are a bottomless pit of useful information. You’re really knowledgeable. Very much appreciated.

Rg

Why thank you! 

[DANMAN]

They used to run  harvesters on Honeoye. Made a god awful mess with chopped up weeds floating everywhere. Don’t know if they still do or not. I gave up trying to fish it in the summer.

Ive watched the weed beds on the canal  grow up thIck then disappear and grow back a couple times this summer. Seemed kind of weird to me.
Rg

Naw.  not the harvesters.     those come by the shore and into the troys marina once a year.       and they sometimes i see them do the shipping channel up by village of cayuga

 the ones i watched go about 2 mph.....about 20- 25 feet wide      leave a mess       

cayuga a big lake.    they don’t have enuff  harvesters  to harvest the 7000 acres north of the island 🤨

[DANMAN]

tax man has a point.     i’ll check tomorrow see what type of weeds remain. 

Need buy me a picture book of weeds

[DANMAN]

Cornell coop has a good weed guide on line


http://cceonondaga.org/resources/invasive-weed-identification-guide-aquatics

I just asked a bassmaster buddy of mine ...he believes it’s the curly leaf pondweed 

[DANMAN]

Fyi  Dec weedcutter came into our marina union springs this week fyi