u/Bringingthesunshine

I go paddle boarding with my friends in this pond frequently and we have noticed in the last week an algae that has kind of taken over. We typically swim in this pond because it’s really deep and typically very clean. We are holding off on swimming for now because we can’t figure out what this algae is. The algae floats right beneath the surface and clumps into balls. When we touch it with our paddles it doesn’t stick to them, but explodes and disperses. It seems to collect kind of along the edges of the pond where there is more growth. The little stream that we take to get out onto the pond seems to be clean, so I think the cattails on that part are doing a nice job keeping it out. Any input and expertise is welcome!