different plants

[Muad Dib]

hey anyone wanna post pictures of their water plants. i know what lilly pads are but not sure what hydrophilla and coon tail are and so forth. if ur bored post a pic or something thanks

[kms399]

coon tail

http://www.shermanlakemi.com/pictures/coontail.jpg

millfoil

http://dev.mlciredesign.hodgsonconsult.net/Students/admin/images/uploads/NobleBoro/pImage_185.jpg

hydrilla

http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/seagrant/hydver.jpg

[Paul Roberts]

I have photos but they aren't digital. You can search Google (images):

Here are some common ones from NY (I used to live there)...

Milfoil  

There are native species but the widespread common one is Eurasian watermilfoil "Myriophyllum spicatum" (lots of it through N end of Cayuga). Looks like coontail but is sparser leafed, stalk is pale yellowish or pinkish and cord-like. May mat on surface when mature, where waves don't sever it. Likely flowering right now; An indicator of post-spawn to pre-summer in smaller waters.

Coontail

"Ceratophyllum demersum" Like milfoil but fronds denser, feathery overall in appearance, softer (engulfs lures quicker), and leaflets are very slightly toothed (held up against sky). May matt on surface when mature.

Hydrilla

"Hydrilla verticillata" Kind of like coontail but much wider leafed. I don't believe it is common in the north, but that might have changed.

Potamogeton

Several species, often deeper than coontail.

Potamogeton perfoliatus, great fish habitat and nice to fish through. Dies back by mid-summer, more common in north.

Potamogeton crispus curly leaf, is common but rarely dense enough to be great fish habitat.

Potemageton filiformus, thread-leaf, is common, impossible to fish through cleanly but luckily normally sparse. Normally outside coontail beds -too sparse to be good fish habitat.

Potamogeton natans looks like a small egg-shaped lily pad. Can be dense enough to offer overhead cover. Nice to fish through.

Chara

Actually a macro-algae (huge algae). Also called skunkgrass or sand grass you'll know why whenyou crush it in your fingers. A deepwater weed that carpets the bottom in clear waters, growing as high as 2 feet high from bottom. Normally you won't see it, but will dredge it up on hooks. An indicator of harder, gravelly bottoms. Crayfish love this stuff.

Filamentous Algae

-Often called snotweed this is stringy like hair when out of the water, but like a mushy mass when wet. Grows up from bottom, then drifts free. Wind will blow it into mats. Look for mats on wind blown shores, especially in early summer. If there is a foot of water and a nice heating day, bass will crowd under it right against shore. (No one knows they are there.) Clumps on lures but can be fished over, through, dapped, or punched. Just clean off after every cast. Can be worth it.

[Marty]

hey anyone wanna post pictures of their water plants. i know what lilly pads are but not sure what hydrophilla and coon tail are and so forth. if ur bored post a pic or something thanks

If you do a Google search for "aquatic vegetation" you'll get a lot of hits and some of those sites are very educational. That's how I learned what little I know about the plants I see in my waters.

[Cujo]

I have tons of pictures and info.  send me a pm with your email and I can send you some.