Susquehanna River approximately 100 years upstream of Muddy Creek Boating access

This stretch of the Susquehanna sits well off the main tidal influence, so you're fishing steady water rather than timing a tide—the snakehead here settle into predictable rhythm based on light and temperature instead. Look for them tucked into pads, matted grass, and laydown wood along the margins, especially where current slows and sunlight warms the shallows. Snakeheads in this non-tidal stretch tend to hold tight to cover most of the day, then push shallower and more active during the low-light windows.

Early morning and dusk are prime, when fish move out from heavy cover to ambush along edges. Windy days that stack grass or debris against the bank can trigger aggressive feeding, and in the heat of summer, shaded pockets under overhanging brush or dock pilings hold fish that won't show elsewhere. Overcast days often extend the bite well past sunrise.

Shore access works if you're willing to walk—parking is available nearby, closest about 0.3 mi from the water, so plan for a short hike with your gear. For better mobility and reach into the pads, a kayak or small boat is the move; there's a boat ramp mapped nearby, closest around 0.31 mi, giving you a practical put-in for covering more water.

Go weedless: paddletail soft plastics, buzzbaits, and topwater frogs walked slowly across mats draw vicious strikes. Chatterbaits worked along grass edges also produce. Spool up with 40-65 lb braid—you'll need it to horse fish out of cover once hooked.