How to Control Invasive Weeds in Lakes, Ponds & Rivers — Without Chemicals

Invasive water weeds are a major headache for lakefront property owners, boaters, and swimmers. Weeds like milfoil, hydrilla, and lily pads spread quickly, clogging waterways and making it difficult to enjoy your shoreline. Traditional methods like raking and cutting are hard work (and just create more weeds). Dredging and chemical treatments can be expensive, time-consuming, and harmful to the environment. Fortunately, there is a far better solution that works naturally: LakeMats and MuckMats.

Why Aquatic Weeds Take Over Lakes

Invasive aquatic weeds thrive in nutrient-rich bottoms with plenty of sunlight. Once established, they spread aggressively, forming dense mats that interfere with swimming, fishing, and boating. The key to stopping them is to prevent photosynthesis—the process that allows plants to grow.

“If you have lots of weeds — you probably have lots of muck!”

Every second of every day, nutrients (like dead leaves & grass clippings) and soil particles blow and wash into water bodies. The soil particles are very small — they can’t bear weight — creating mucky (or “muddy”) bottoms. Muck can be up to several feet deep. Nutrients mix with the muddy soil — making fantastic fertilizer for invasive water weeds.

The Best Solution for Lake Weeds

LakeMats and MuckMats both provide an effective, natural way to eliminate invasive weeds by blocking sunlight from reaching them. Without sunlight, the plants quickly use up their stored energy, wither, and decompose naturally within a few weeks.

Which One Do You Need? LakeMat or MuckMat

Both LakeMats and MuckMats eliminate water weeds exactly the same. The difference is:

MuckMats are reinforced to instantly create a walkable bottom, and keep you from sinking in muck.

When to Choose MuckMat

If you need both weed control and a firm surface to walk, swim, or stand on, a MuckMat is what you need. It is reinforced with geogrid that prevents sinking, making it ideal for creating, swimming, wading and walking areas. MuckMats are commonly placed along side docks to create weed-free paths out to deeper water for boats, kayaks and swimmers.

When to Choose LakeMat

If your main problem is excessive weed growth and you don’t have issues with sinking in soft muck, a LakeMat is the best option. It works quickly, lasts all season, and can easily be moved to different areas to clear more weeds.

How to Use LakeMats

1. Assemble LakeMats onshore (takes 10 to 15 minutes)

2. Place your LakeMat over the targeted weeds.

4. Leave it in place for about 4 weeks. weeds naturally wither and decompose..

5. Then move your LakeMat to a new location to clear additional areas

How to Use MuckMats

1. Assemble MuckMats onshore (takes 15 to 30 minutes)

2. Place MuckMats in desired area

3. MuckMats create firm bottoms, so most people leave MuckMats in one place.

4. MuckMats can be used alone or…

5. MuckMats can be covered with sand, for a natural looking, solid bottom.

Whether you need to eliminate weeds alone or want both weed control and a stable lake bottom, LakeMats and MuckMats provide easy, long-term, cost-effective, guaranteed solutions. Unlike chemicals or raking, these mats offer a safe, simple, natural low-maintenance way to keep your waterfront clear and enjoyable all season long.

Order your LakeMat or MuckMat today and take back your shoreline!