That's it... I'm tired of hearing how good lakes used to be with grass. For example Purtis Creek and many others. My question is why is the grass killed in the first place. This question has probably been asked before, but it really annoys me. I just read where they are gonna start "managing" the grass in one of my favorite lakes. Which just means their gonna kill it. Just had to ask.

Because, at times, the TPWD can have a very "special streak" in them.

The excuse will be to stop it from running rampant and clogging pipes.

Because the rich people who live on the lake but do not fish don't like it

This. Especially on cypress springs.

It messes with their boats and makes water skiing difficult, poor babies.

"Why isn't the water as clear and pretty as it used to be? "

Yes and when they kill our grass it's tough for us. I guarantee it's harder for us to fish without grass than it is for them to ski with grass.

You have to realize fishing isn't the reason the lake is there too.

The hydrilla got incredibly good at Conroe about 5 years ago and the fishing was amazing. They decided to spray it and put in carp. Said they were strategically spraying and releasing specific numbers of carp in specific areas so there would still be hydrilla for the fishermen and the fish. Within 2 months of the spraying, there was not a stitch of hydrilla left. It was so thick, they sprayed it several times to be sure they killed it all. Man, did the bass fishin suffer. Went back to being a brushpile lake. TPWD claimed that there were some numbers of hydrilla in the lake but it couldn't be found. Now they are claiming to be heroes for planting some pondweed and other shallow water grasses in one creek

Quality fishing brings more tax dollars to area lakes than anything else. TP&W people should be held accountable for what they do good or bad. We need to figure a way to hold them accountable. Kill grass = lose job. Managing grass is ok killing it all is unacceptable.

Simple answer. Lakes / Reservoirs are built as watersheds to provide water, you know, the stuff that all living life relies on.

Before you complain about grass, structure, et al,...........consider the fact that someone at least took the time to give a damn about stocking any fish,........much less Florida strains, introducing Sharelunker programs, yada yada, yada.

The infrastructure simply is not there to allow for lakes designed ONLY for fishermen. You don't have to like that response but you are better served to understand that is reality.

Heard it makes water taste funny in lakes they draw from. Also to much loss of "useable" water for recreation. Others I think they just kill it for fun or have to many carp and no place to put them. Your guess is as good as mine.

It all started at Lake Conroe in the late 70's & early 80's with the white amur stocked there.
Also known as "lawn mowers with fins". Completely ruined that lake for a bass & bluegills all for the benefits of lake property owners to use that lake for recreation & being so close to a huge city Houston. Why they would do it in reservoirs in rural areas is beyond me. What was worse was that TPWD would stock carp in Conroe that were not able to reproduce but eat any aqautic vegetation, native or non native. I am still surprised after all these years that even BASS was supportive of this tactic. My .02

Many lakes are FLOOD CONTROL Lakes. (Sam Rayburn for example) And the controlling authority are primarily concerned about the function of the lake for those purposes. If it's for Hydroelectric or Flood Control then RECREATIONAL use is of minimum consideration. If the Grass is causing problems then their solution is to take care of the problem. If the local Home Owners are the "Controlling Entity" then they like their lakes clean so they can ski and swim. As fishermen we are just the "Black Sheep" of the family!

Seems kind of silly that so much money is spent on stocking programs then they spend more money to kill the grass which hurts water quality and habitat that could actually allow the fish to survive. I'm sure there's a healthy balance that could be found but it's government so soup sandwiches will always be the meal of the day.