Algae On Top Of Creek

[mathnerdm]

So there's a local Creek here and I've read good things about it online but when I got there every part I could see had thick Algae On top. I tried fishing through tiny holes but I couldn't retrieve without getting pounds of crud on my bait/lure... My question is, when does this go away and why? I'm in Texas so rain is very foreign this time of year lol. So what conditions would clear it up because it seems like a great place to fish but without any kayak or canoe it's near impossible to fish from the shore.

[mddrew88]

We've been in a semi drought in TX for a while. Pretty much all the watering holes have gone down. That particular creek might be waning and the algae is all that's left. I'd try to find another spot if it's really that bad. Also try a T-rigged weightless worm, something heavy like a Yamamoto senko would cut through better than anything else. If you can't at least get it through with that then it's pointless, move to a different part.

 

You could also try a weedless hollowbody frog since it sounds like there's lots of vegetation.

[tbone1993]

Where I am at we have the same problem and a frog has not been producing. I have gotten a few blowups but none would commit.  I caught most of my fish on a wacky rigged senko and a crankbait on the weed lines

[Sam]

Anything you can pull across the slop or drop in a hole.

 

Can you fish parallel to the slop/weed line?

 

As said above, frogs, Senkos and Trick Worms may produce strikes.