Over the past several seasons, I've watched a 6 acre lake I fish become consumed with milfoil weeds. It started as a couple of smaller patches and has increased in size to cover large areas. Like many of us, I've learned to adapt to it the best I can. I've given up on crankbaits here. Almost any below surface treble hook baits won't work well either. You may get a retrieve started, but after a few yards into it, your snagged on milfoil, and dredging it up again. What we've had to do is to fish in it with T rigged worms, or above it with buzzbaits and spooks. Sometimes a fluke or other soft plastic jerkbaits fished within one or two feet of the surface can draw a strike. I've made friends with a Conservation officer who works this area. He told me last summer that they plan to get it under control this coming year. I sure hope so. Are the lakes you fish choked out with weeds? If so, are they an invasive weed like milfoil? Have you had to change your fishing methods to catch fish consistently?
