LOL, hadn't thought of that one! Might be fun.......
God Bless

Yes sir !! Sit and watch just how much a family of 4 can pack onto a pontoon boat , all while sitting on the ramp . Then watch Mom try to back it down , with Dad hollering at her the whole time ! It's crazy out there !!

Most spots on Palestine you can avoid pleasure boaters and fish uninterrupted. I will avoid Tyler like black death.

We had a club tournament on Cedar Creek last Memorial Day weekend. I saw a wakeboard boat go by, at least 1/3 of a mile away, and never gave it another thought. A minute later I looked up and four or five enormous walls of water were coming toward me. The first one would have thrown me off the deck if I hadn't seen it coming. The second, third, and fourth ones came over the bow and swamped me.

I think I want to get a giant boat that emits skunk scent behind me as I make way down the lake. I'm sure everyone else on the water won't mind. LOL.

This weekend I plan to get in the thickest timber I can find. They'll have to run over a forest to get to me.

I think I will go fish the dam at Lewisville Saturday afternoon, should be plenty of wave action to keep the water oxygenated

I mostly fish Fork so not sure there is ever a weekend that there is not a huge crowd from January to June. Everybody be safe.

Man, yall can put a negative spin on anything, can't ya?

You realize there are solutions, right?

1) Fish a stumpy, less recreational lake.
2) Fish the stumpy, less "ski-able" area of your own lake.
3) Fish very early and after dark.
4) Stay in coves away from the more popular recreational type areas.
5) Fish right in the middle of everything and simply enjoy the opportunity to be out on the water and not at home in a wheel chair, hospital bed, etc.

Just go enjoy it. It's not hard. Go out with the right mindset and keep in mind, all those other people are there to enjoy their weekend, too. It's not just all about us fishermen.

I have camped and fished on Texoma on Memorial day weekdend for 30 years. I rarely miss one. This year I cancelled because of low water and went to Beavers Bend last week end instead. BB is one place you will not find me this weekend. Twice I cancelled becasue of high water. On Texoma I only ventured on the lake to fish early and late. Crowds were never much of a problem for me.

If I was planning on fishing a stump-filled lake, I wouldn't worry about the crowds so much since "most" jet skis and ski boats won't venture into those areas. I would probably skip the deep structure bite on the main lake unless I fish it before noon. On non-stumpy lakes like Grapevine, the key is to get there early and leave before noon, maybe even 11:00 am. That seems to be about the time the nuts wake up and start showing up, lol. Sunday and Monday AM will be better than Sat AM as far as crowds are concerned early in the AM. A lot of the party crowd will be hung over on those days and get up a little later.

Wherever you decide to go, be careful, take extra precaution by watching out for the idiots, especially when running the main lake and in and around the ramp areas.

I'll be skipping the fishing this weekend though.

If all else fails, fish a lake like Lewisville and head to Party Cove later in the morning and hang out all day, lol. If you beat 'em, join 'em! At least the view will be good.

It was NOT a negative 'spin'. It was/is a question - period.
I won't comment any further than that on this, good grief!
God Bless

I will be on Hubbard 2 out of the 4 days from 8am-10pm, working...

It's always fun to watch the circus, hopefully we won't have any business this year.

Man, I hope you don't either! I hope your bored to tears and laughing at the 'lakers'!
God Bless

I'm either going for the daylight to 10 slot, or going to a small stump filled lake and fishing all day. Haven't decided yet.

Originally Posted By: CoachCBA

I will avoid Tyler like black death.

please do your self a favor, save your gas money, your time, and your sanity, stay off of Tyler on this day.