Real lakes are not built overnight.  It takes centuries of plants & trees living & dying to create the perfect aquatic environment.  Unfortunately, most lakes in TX were built overnight as part of the reservoir building boom of the 1950s thru the 1970s.  Instead of carved out of the soil by years of erosion or geographical depressions,  our lakes were created by bulldozers that pushed away trees & scraped away the dirt.  It wasn’t a sterile environment, but lacked the natural native aquatic vegetation that helps improve water quality & create better fish habitat.  Texas Parks & Wildlife is actively planting lake vegetation along shorelines & a recent planting is at Lake Palestine near Tyler.   On Palestine water willow will be planted as it establishs better in the hard clay substrate at the southern end of the reservoir.  30 cages will be established over a mile of shoreline.  These plants produce seeds & cuttings to be carried further.  Bellwood Lake in Tyler did plantings & choked out the hydrilla.  Much interest in these programs!