You need to put H&W Marine phone number beside that green trail you have drawn on west bank from the bridge past Caney to Flat. I bet you 90% of the guys that fish that lake have no idea there is timber WAYYY out on the left hand point going into Saline Bay. I have a tree GPS'd that is down south of Sea Plane cove that is in 30ft of water. Showed itself when the lake was low. I know a guy that knocked off a lower unit down there where there aint supposed to be trees. I am betting the one I am talking about is the tree that got him. I would have bet anybody there were no trees that far south. It is basically in the line that you would run coming from deep end ramp running toward horse farm. It holds a few Crappie to.

Appreciate the help guys lots of solid info here! I'm probably just gonna avoid Kickapoo because I won't be able to trailer in tournament and I don't wanna spend all day trying to idle back there

Ain't that the truth! Speaking of that, does anyone have and care to share the coordinates for the cut through those trees?

Before you leave home, check your insurance.

Lake P, go where ya know and avoid the rest.

The majority of the tournaments on Palestine are held out of the Villages, you still need to be shown how to run the tree lines out of there. Kickapoo is about 50 minute idle from there North. Anywhere South or due West of the Villages will still result in you knowing where the trees are/aren't. Call Tom Mayne, take a trip with him or find a friend that really knows what they are doing!

When is your tournament

Had decent day today probably 17lbs best 5. That's is for info running the lake it was brutal today with wind

Hell, the maps themselves made me pucker. The wife and I spent a full day here a couple months ago and I ran all over the south end looking for spots. I must've breezed 1000 stumps without ever knowing it. Whew!

I always launch at the dam an fish the south end with lots of action. Nothing big, but always catch fish in the coves to the west.

Will be out again tomorrow. Thanks for y'all's help

Just saw this. PM me with email address.

I run the lake the same way Stew showed on his map. Of course there's a little bit more to it when you get out there...

I can run without uncontrollable fear from the Villages across the huge bay north of it, around the point, and past the boat docks along the way to the next point. After that I pucker greatly and sometimes cry like a little girl.

Then again, I have only been fishing out there for about the last 17 years.

If anyone has the GPs cords for those trees in front of the villages I would appreciate it. I feel comfortable running to my spots I plan to fish now.

I'll be out there tomorrow morning for a few hours hitting Ledbetter area looking for a few big ones that broke me off this morning while I was chasing huge bait pods

bump for the guy asking about running the lake. I would not run the west side of the lake any at this water level especially between caney creek and the 155 bridge lots of trees in that area.