Bails, I was shocked to read that you got no fish at Horshoe. Most everyone that goes there with a motor has an Asian Carp jump in the boat.
Sadly, Horshoe Lake is a piece of past history. The sweeping of the gills and Red ear from the lake from the levee breech in 93 has left it with a sever infestion of silver carp . The larger ones are up in the 30 lb catigory now.
There are a very few locals that get decent stringers of large crappie there in the spring, but for the most part the lake is done till someone comes up with a market for the dreaded Asian Carp there.
I and my grandson gave it a last gasp try this spring while on a fishing trip in the Carbondale area. Much to my grandson's delight he had a 30 lb. +silver carp come in over his shoulder and land on his foot. It was a real trophy to an 11 yr. old of course, but to me, just another reminder that the bell has tolled for this once great fishery. Mike