Lake Jackson, Leon County, FL
Fished Lake Jackson near Tallahassee 3 times this week. Cold snap had the mornings not fit for shorts but it warmed up later in the day. Did not catch any crappie, but caught a number of shellcrackers. All were small hand size. Only two small bream in the bunch.
This was my first experience on Jackson. I wondered about all the shellcrackers and few bream. Found out the lake is full of snails. Next time I will dip net some of the grass and see what's in there. There are plenty of bream there but they were not biting very well.
Pads and Hydrilla are very bad over a majority of the lake, but there are some large open areas. However hydrilla is thick just below the surface in many areas. You have to look for holes. Did not see any airboarts but did see 3 "Go Devils". Man, those things are really cool for a place like this. They can run through just wet grass and pads like there is no tomorrow.
The weather is warming up today and next few days so will give it another try over there in a few days. BTW, bass fishing was not doing much either.