Are water lilies beneficial to pond fishing?
On One Hand: Provide Food and ShadeWater lilies do provide two immediate benefits to ponds that may help the fish population. They provide some degree of shade for environments that are extremely sunny, and they also attract small bugs and other similar food sources for the fish. By making the environment more fish friendly, it makes sense that water lilies could be beneficial to the fishing that would result, as well.On the Other: No Concrete EvidenceThere have not been any scientific studies done to see if the addition or subtraction of water lilies from a pond affect the fishing in any way.
