The Giants of Caddo Lake

[@hollyduck6557]

Thank you to all who work so hard to keep this place magical!

[@ZeRowe]

Very informative.. Keep up the great work! .. Texas is on my short list when retire, would be happy to do some volunteer work

[@trentfindley7212]

Being a local I can tell you that before the spraying began the fishing was amazing, since the fishing has fallen off significantly we need a heavy restocking especially in bass that lake will absolutely blow forks record out of the water, secondly becareful not to kill off the vegetation we need the grass to filter the water to keep the lake clear. Last I do adopt and rehabilitate wildlife

[@matra904]

They kill hydrilla and Lilly pads they need to only kill salvinia.Fishing has gone way down hill since they started spraying every single piece of grass they see salvinia or not.Some cypress trees get sprayed and limbs die off.Caddo would've of been the best lake in the world if they didn't spray so much.I've seen them spray hydrilla and Lilly pads and cypress trees,they say it only kills salvinia 🤦‍♂️

[@Pwnzistor]

This is a very well produced video. Thanks for the hard work guys.

[@letsgosomewhere1208]

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

[@mgdwj]

I remember building a fence along the state line to keep it on the Louisiana side as much as possible. We would go out to the fence everyday and dip out the plant with nets and dispose of it in black trash bags.

[@danieltikcuff7541]

A lot of the decrease in Salvania in 2021 was mainly do to the freeze which killed a lot of the salvania, which was followed by very high water levels to help push the dead salvania out of the lake, into 12 mile bayou…

[@johndurkin1081]

The problem I had with information is we had a major freeze and high water till June last year. That actually had a greater impact. Open up sloughs and minor cuts to get backwater area to open up. Combined spraying with enhancing natural cycles of floods needs to be emphasized.

[@SigningWithTheByrds]

That's the stuff here in shallow areas at cedar creek lake off 175.

[@Fishingforbasstv]

Thank You!

[@winstonrocco1981]

Does poison kill the cypress trees?

[@siskiyoubiological]

Disappointed in this video. Should have addressed the impacts of spraying herbicides into t he lake's waters? What chemicals are used? How do they affect the biota of the lake? Are there health hazards re: the fish & wildlife and people eating the fish? I'm not saying the herbicide use isn't necessary or the best course of action but Texas parks & wildlife should confront this issue transparently & head on. Invasive aquatic species taking over the water bodies is a huge problem Much thanks to the people using the biological controls and to everyone working on this problem.

[@xhtownx1524]

Of course they are not going to tell us

[@BigMonstaJ]

So what would you do to stop the spread?

[@deroj55]

Need to also clear out the current lanes (not just the boat roads) to help move this stuff along during high water. For such a precious resource, Caddo is way under-managed. Certainly appreciate all the efforts to contain the GS, but come on Texas, take care of Caddo!

[@EastTexasCouple]

I wonder What’s the negative effect of the weevil? Just like the Asian carp was used to curb weeds but now they are causing more damage when it was meant to be a positive.

[@texasparksandwildlife]

In some very rare cases, if the salvinia population is reduced too quickly the weevil may accidentally feed on non-target native plants, but they're very particular about what they eat, which makes them a great tool for this kind of conservation effort. It's been working pretty well so far.

[@May54321]

Wouldn’t physical removal of the plants in the worst areas be a more natural and safer option for the wildlife ecosystem than herbicides or weevils? Surely there’s some kind of equipment that could rip it up? I would think herbicides could produce long term problems.

[@charlielopez127]

I have seen the air boats spraying round up, howdafuq is that safe, when there is much safer options.

[@bobknobbe3561]

so find out if cattle etc will eat it and then allow it to be harvested for food or fertilizer.

[@robertsutton3001]

Good job tpwd

[@patrickbass3542]

Isn't this the same plant that has consumed Lake Bisteneau in Louisiana?

[@texasparksandwildlife]

Yes.

[@AnastasiaTheConvert]

How the heck did it get here?

[@lanceevans4053]

Way to go Tim

[@tylerwhite7715]

How do they think it got there

[@texasparksandwildlife]

It's usually spread by hitchhiking on boats that have been in lakes with giant salvinia and haven't been cleaned properly. That's the main source of contamination, but it can also be spread by some aquatic mammals and migratory birds.

[@almeggs3247]

Start eating it it’s high in vit C

[@reidreynolds7428]

Unreal.....so this is like releasing nutria to combat water hyacinth.......sweet plan

[@3dsmaxrocks699]

Bigfoot lives down there

[@z-z-z-z]

i saw him doing a poop, behind a tree. he did not wipe either...