Hey everyone, once of the ponds I fish is normally absolutely loaded with hydrilla mats 15-20 feet out from shore. It makes for a killer punching/frogging bite. The past week, we have gotten a lot of rain including two extremely heavy downpours. When I went to the pond yesterday, the hydrilla was all gone! Any ideas? Could the rain have uprooted it and washed it all away? The pond is on a golf course, I hope they didn't use herbicides to make it easier for golfers to get their balls out of the water. Thanks.

Is it gone or did the water rise and now its under the surface. I've never seen heavy rain kill hydrilla before on the ponds I fish.

Is it gone or did the water rise and now its under the surface. I've never seen heavy rain kill hydrilla before on the ponds I fish.

Its just gone........ I tied on a crank and rooted it through the area and it only came up with a few strands every time. There is still some left on the surface but its dark green and slimy. I really hope it will grow back.

Think for a moment...
"I tied on a crank and rooted it through the area and it only came up with a few strands"

If it died, it would still be there somewhere. Since it's a GC pond, I'd wager that they came in and clipped it and took it out. They've been doing that on the lakes here in FL for years.

Think for a moment...

"I tied on a crank and rooted it through the area and it only came up with a few strands"

If it died, it would still be there somewhere. Since it's a GC pond, I'd wager that they came in and clipped it and took it out. They've been doing that on the lakes here in FL for years.

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If there is no dead hydrilla around they most likely came in and "mowed" it.

Dang. That really sucks. I guess I'll have to wait until it grows back to fish there again.

Dang. That really sucks. I guess I'll have to wait until it grows back to fish there again.

Adapt and overcome. The fish are still there and they still have to eat. Come on, go whack a few of then and give us a report.

manually moving aqautic vegetation with heavy machinery is typically an expensive task. I doubt that is the case is a local pond. Either sommeone raked it out or you had a lot of it wash out a little due to heavy run off. I've seen that before in lighter/looser sedements (soil types). Remember Hydrilla is the survivor man of aquatic vegetation, it can and will grow and thrive in almost all types of bodies of water and sedements. Chances are that the plants just washed out a little, they will settle and thrive again soon. Invasives like hydrilla pay my bills... I promise you, its not gone.... hydrilla doesn't disapear that easy... and even if it was raked out by a pond caretaker, ...if there's a stem or two left, it will be back.

rain will not kill hydrilla if that's the case than it wont be any hydrilla to begin with, rain it actually good for vegetation, it may be that the water rise up a lot. go back there and flip n pitch and you will catch trust me

There are a number of private lakes I fish where the association has purchased or leased weed cutting boats. These boats are docked on the lakes throughout the season. The weed kills with herbicide are generally done before the vegetation gets a stronghold. Neither of these options seem applicable to your situation. Methinks water level has raised and it's underwater.