"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers.com" wrote in message
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"Mike Getz" wrote in message
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The little pond I fish is getting lot's of what I call snot grass in it
again. It's slimy bright green and has the texture of snot and sticks to
everything I throw. It hugs the stumps and weeds. The lake is 6-7 acres
and 75% of it is 4 feet or less and the stuff sticks to the bottom and
everywhere in between. Any suggestions on getting rid of it without
harming the fish?

Mike,

I believe you have filamentous algae, and I agree, it's ugly, nasty stuff,
also a righteous pain the the arse to deal with when fishing.

Sounds like spirogyra, which is the brightest, slimiest and wettest of the
filamentous algae. I fish a pond that has extensive mats of the stuff in
late spring and summer. It's tough paddling the canoe over it, but it also
holds the boat in the wind so I don't have to anchor. And I catch bass from
holes in the mats, although bringing in a fish that's buried in the stuff is
not the most fun.

That doesn't answer Mike's question, but the stuff is not without some value
to me.