Myrtle Grove pond

Myrtle Grove is a small non-tidal pond, and that steadiness actually works in your favor — no tide charts to fuss over, just weather and light. Snakehead here behave the way they do in every stillwater pocket: they sit tight to cover, tucked into pads, matted grass, and any sunken wood, ambushing from the shade line rather than roaming open water. Focus on the edges where vegetation meets deeper pockets, and don't ignore wind-blown banks where bait gets pushed into the cover — that's often where the biggest fish stage up.

Early and late in the day, low light, is when these fish get aggressive and will crush a topwater. Through the heat of midday, shift your focus to whatever shade is available — overhanging brush, shadowed grass lines — because the fish will slide there rather than shut off completely.

Access here is bank and kayak-carry territory. There's no boat ramp mapped within a few miles, so plan on fishing from shore or hauling in a kayak; nearest mapped parking sits about 1.82 miles out, so budget a short walk with your gear.

Tactics stay simple and stout: weedless frogs and buzzbaits worked slow and twitchy over the mats, chatterbaits punched through the edges, and weedless soft plastics pitched into pockets. Spool up with 40-65 lb braid — you need the muscle to horse these fish out of cover the instant they eat.