Pacemaker Fishing Forum

Last time fishing here was two weeks ago, and wow, the hydrilla has really come on strong. My dad and I got to the ramp at 7:20AM, and it wasn't full yet. Unfortunately, a poor guy had a flat on his trailer and it was unhitched in the upper lot, while his boat was tied to the floating dock. He must have gone to get help, but both trailer and boat were still there by the time we left.

Water was really muddy on the main creek, and we were losing water fast. I was able to get into some pads across from the Beach that had some clean water before it go too skinny. It was already pretty hot by 8:30AM, and I got this LMB under some heavy tree shade on a Keitech paddletail.


Had to jettison to the main creek around 9AM and fish the edges, but it was just so muddy. Tried a frog, swimjig, chatterbait, paddletail, but no bites along the channel before the bike wall. My dad throws on a white buzzbait with a toad trailer into a small cut in the grass and something explodes....but misses. My dad said it was a snakehead, and from the sound of it, it probably was. Then a Nitro Z9 250HP is coming in hot, and on plane toward us....the guy slows down to maybe 8mph, goes past us a bit and then guns it back on plane at the bike wall.....all the pads and grass were swaying back and forth as if there were 50 mph winds...thanks guy. No other action for the rest of the day and left around 11:30AM. It wasn't humid, but there was no wind and the sun was just tortuous.

Oh, and saw a skinny fella at the intersection of 210 and Livingston...without the bucket hat and guidewear, Mike looks like he's about 180lbs!