Impact of weed herbicides ? Hello All They treat our Lake with the Sonar & Diquat herbicides every year to manage the invasive weeds. But this year they also started early on April 27...

RedA Loc: Stow, MA

Hello All
They treat our Lake with the Sonar & Diquat herbicides every year to manage the invasive weeds. But this year they also started early on April 27 for more effective weed management.

Our concern is that this is during the pre-spawn and spawn windows with boosters in the post-spawn period.

Does anyone have experience or data on the effects of such herbicides on spawning bass? The bite seems to be off this spring but i don’t know if that could be due to the early herbicide treatments or not.

I work with the Lake Commission and would love to provide some guidance related to duch trestments & timing.

Thanks

charlykilo Loc: Garden Valley Ca

You need to study the product and results. Without specific info no one can help you.

RedA Loc: Stow, MA

We will do that but I would also like to hear other Stage experience on tbe topic of the impact on Bass of herbicides 🎣

Jeremy Loc: America

Research. If something kills plants it could effect fish. Ask what the chemical or process is. Usually herbicides are nitrogen or salt derivative but hopefully by now with all the modern rocket science maybe there is a non poisonous way to eradicate invasive plants

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

All I know is when the rich people at Deep Creek lake MD got they way n had the weeds killed around all the docks you couldn't buy a fish. Did it hurt them or not. They say it doesn't but then again truth seldom come from certain places. No cover no bait fish no bass. This opinion was shared by everyone I talked to that fished there. Keep track of it n let us know 👍👍

RedA Loc: Stow, MA

Thanks, Grizzly. I was afraid of that ☹️

Our bass fishing has certainly fallen off in the last 6 years since the weed treatment started & picked up.

I just sent a set of questions and request for supporting data to our Weed Management vendor, Solitude 😬

Depending what I hear back, I may be able to get the Conservation Commission involved too 🤞

All inputs welcome,

Jim Kay Loc: Franklin, Virginia

RedA wrote:

Hello All br They treat our Lake with the Sonar &a... (show quote)

I do not know what the full effect is but I am surem that there is an effect. I think that herbicides and pesticides adversely affect fish activity.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

RedA wrote:

Thanks, Grizzly. I was afraid of that ☹️

Our bass fishing has certainly fallen off in the last 6 years since the weed treatment started & picked up.

I just sent a set of questions and request for supporting data to our Weed Management vendor, Solitude 😬

Depending what I hear back, I may be able to get the Conservation Commission involved too 🤞

All inputs welcome,

You're welcome Red. Glad to help anytime if I can. I finally got to the super shallow end of a cove n got 2 dinks in a stump field. 125 mile drive isn't worth what I landed. Main lake is all but impossible to fish during summer months. Too much boat traffic jet skis tubers n water skiers.