Lacassine Pool has much to owe to its coontail, hydrilla, water lilies, alligator grass and maidencane that offers plenty of cover in which bass can hide.
But as the weather warms that same cover can make it difficult for anglers to get around.
So push poles are advised.
The fact is that biologists are in a constant battle against some of the more noxious of these plants, specifically salvinia, alligator weed and water hyacinths.
So a program was launched last month to help push back some of the growth — in one area, at least.
“We’re looking at a top burn in Unit G2 (southwestern portion) scheduled for February,” refuge manager Richard Meyers said. “This will open that area up quite a bit.”