TPWD is the “TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT”!!! Maybe their focus should be that and leave the other weed control for water availability to the water departments? 🤔🤷‍♂️. Doesn’t mean the property owners, water departments, MUD’s, municipalities wouldn’t still get the eradications done. Just doesn't seem like it falls under the heading of TPWD unless specifically to INCREASE fish & wildlife quality. Look what the TPWD did to Purtis Creek which was built with my tax dollars solely for recreation and nothing else!

Can’t think of many better natural water filters than hydrilla

Sure wish they'd spray Stillhouse, that stuff is everywhere!

well good luck with there being any grass left at all , lake Waco had grass start growing in it about 10 years after they raised it 7 foot and the Marina operator complained so they said they were going to treat the Marina only but it killed it all even up the river

IMHO spraying/eradicating hydrilla is the biggest mistake TPWD has ever made. I know the big picture but hydrilla does not hurt the water as much as the chemicals they spray with or the grass carp (really stupid idea). Have ruined many really good fishing lakes and turned them into wake board/jet ski alleys only. Lived on Lake Conroe during the height of its hydrilla infestation(?????). there was more than enough room for fisherman to have great habitat and wake boarders/jet skiers to have plenty of room to tear it up. A very emotional one sided decision made by TPWD that no matter how many lunkers they reproduce they will never have fishing (bass or anything) as good as when there was hydrilla.
That is a shame.
SHAME ON YOU TPWD

that grass is the only reason that lake is any good

Depends what your fishing for. at one time it was a pretty decent, not great, crappie lake. When the grass was by the island it was fine, Now its taken over the river. there's a reason we call it Stilllousy

All lakes are worse off after they spray the grass but they are TOO STUPID TO REALIZE THAT.

Yeah, I'm gonna have to disagree with grass is bad for Stillhouse. Quit talking about Stillhouse or you will see how lousy the fishing can get.

SMH

The 2 biggest things I have against the spraying are the chemicals and the fact that it's hardly ever in the way of recreational boaters. This is just my opinion but the spraying has created its own industry. The agencies rely on contractors to spray and in order to have contractors the have ro give them enough business to stay in business. That creates a dangerous cycle that even if the spraying is found to be problematic, can't be stopped because of legalities or politics in some cases. Look at Florida, the spray companies have been tied back to politicians buddies or family.
Until there is a good case brought to the courts this won't stop. Maybe if ypu could prove the chemicals are staying and polluting the lakes the EPA would do something but they get kickbacks from approving the sprays so that's questionable. My bet would be on a good judge to shut it down. Maybe then we could go with harvesting and beetles and let our lakes be good again

F great!!!!
TPWD boats and trailers at Kickapoo ramp this morning on way to work….PLEASE STOP!!!

THEY ARE STUPID, THEY KILL OFF WAY TOO MUCH GRASS ON ALL THE LAKES THEY SPRAY. Do some research and you will find that to be true.