How do you get rid of muck in a lake?

Muck can be as nasty as it sounds in your lake.  The way to remove muck from your lake depends on how much you have and what kind of muck.  Muck rakes can be used to clean up a small portion of muck that gathers along your shoreline or dock.  Pumping muck with small trash pumps may work a little but is generally not an effective means as it stops up with sticks and trash easily.  You also have to deal with the water you pump from the lake.  There are some chemical and biological solutions that aid in decomposing organic matter but not the dirt portion of muck.  There are even mats made to walk on it.  Ultimately though, the solution to remove muck is to dredge your lake.  Dredging can remove muck from any area and restore the lake back to the original depth.