Indian Lake Little Ferry Report 5/19/19

[BergenBassin]

Originally Posted by steve392

Living right up the road from the lake this season is the most i've seen people fishing it in a very long time. Some of the reeds or whatever they are are starting to grow back in areas that im guessing weren't dug deep enough for removal. It's also the earliest i've seen this much floating algae forming too.

Drove by the pond this weekend and walked around, wasn't able to fish but it looks great! All 4 fountains running and open water clear of algae and weeds, there's a sign on the dock that says "pesticide treated water" by black lagoon pond management. Water clarity has been redcued a bit but that usually happpens during weed treatments. So happy though the pond is back to normal.

[steve392]

Originally Posted by BergenBassin

Drove by the pond this weekend and walked around, wasn't able to fish but it looks great! All 4 fountains running and open water clear of algae and weeds, there's a sign on the dock that says "pesticide treated water" by black lagoon pond management. Water clarity has been redcued a bit but that usually happpens during weed treatments. So happy though the pond is back to normal.

Thats great to hear. Haven't walked around the park this season. But those reeds or whatever they are along the shore are starting to grow back quickly. You can see all the new off shoots and groupings popping out of the water.

[steve392]

Has anyone gone fishing lately? What's the fishing been like since the algae treatment?

[BergenBassin]

Originally Posted by steve392

Has anyone gone fishing lately? What's the fishing been like since the algae treatment?

I've went there recently and it was recently treated again with flumigard by a company called Black Lagoon Pond Management, if you ever take a walk around the lake there will be a sign posted on the far shallow side near the baseball diamonds, it was posted on 6/20/23

The fishing has definitely been tougher since the pond was treated, I typically don't like weed treatments but I feel like it was something that needed to be done for this lake. Also there's been about 4 to 3 cormorants still there lately and they're going to town on catfish, the state needs to get rid of them since they're constantly scaring/spooking the fish near you. I have one that follows me around the lake and it's annoying I wish I could hunt them or something! NJ really needs to control the cormorant problem because they're destroying local ponds/lakes like Indian Lake in Large Numbers.

[steve392]

While driving past the lake a week or so ago, saw a kid raising his arms with a massive large mouth bass on the pathway.

Going to email the town soon and ask if they are going to be draining down the lake this winter to combat the reeds again. They are filling in the shoreline again very quickly.

[steve392]

DPW went to town again this fall clearing all the weeds and growth along the shoreline. They did a phenomenal job as the growth was getting bad in some spots causing rats to be scurrying around the walkway when doing walks. Hoping they redo the dock soon as it's getting rickity.