Craigs Pond

Craigs Pond is a quiet, non-tidal water, which works in your favor since there's no tide chart to chase — snakehead here settle into a rhythm dictated more by light and temperature than by moving water. Look for them holding tight to pads, matted grass, and any submerged wood along the edges. These fish ambush from cover, so work the seams where vegetation meets open water, especially any wind-blown banks where baitfish get pushed into the mats.

Early and late in the day are your best windows, when snakehead push shallow to feed under low light. Once the sun climbs, shift to shaded pockets under overhanging brush or thicker canopy where they'll hold through the heat of the day. Shore access is solid — mapped parking sits about 0.3 miles from the water, close enough for a quick in-and-out session. If you'd rather cover more water, there's a boat ramp about 0.29 miles away, making a kayak or small boat a good option for reaching pockets shore anglers can't.

Gear up heavy: 40-65 lb braid is non-negotiable for horsing these fish out of cover. Weedless topwater frogs and buzzbaits worked over the mats draw violent strikes, while chatterbaits and weedless soft plastics punched into thicker grass produce when the topwater bite slows.