Lately, I have been having trouble fishing this big grass flat in the link below:

(The center of the flat is marked by the "+" symbol)

http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=35.59751,-78.96398&z=15&t=T&marker0=35.75000%2C-79.02500%2Cjordan%20lake%20nc

It has thick hydrilla about 100 or 200 yards out and the average depth is about 5' or 6'.  I've had trouble locating the edge, but I think I have found it a few times and I haven't been able to find the fish in it.

Can you guys clue me in on any of your tips for finding fish in this big flat?

Do you have a Depthfinder?  Can you see the grass on your depthfinder? Are you good with a depthfinder?

oo, looks like there are a few creek channels in there. I would find a nice little drop off on the creek channel and hammer it out. Thats what the Kevin V.D. would do! Fresher water=fresher grass=bigger bass

In my opinion if I couldn't put together something on the flat then I would move. Take a close look at your topo map and notice where the creek channels (there are a few places on that map) run close to the shore? Notice where the contour lines run close together indicating that there is a sharper drop close to shore? Where the channel makes its first swing into shore and where it leaves the shore is where I would concentrate my efforts. This channel swing indicates a change of structure and where fish will gang up. With the other places where the contour lines become close put your efforts on where the beginning of where the shore starts to drop off and where it ends. In between the creek swing in and out is kinda hunt and peck as far as bass concentrations unless there is good cover to draw fish. The same is true for the areas that the contour lines drop off. Its these kind of places where fish will use it almost year round. In both cases places like the two I mentioned become a funnel for bait and bass. If the flat had baitfish I would say hammer it out but if your not on fish I would move. Conditions can change like wind that will make that flat productive. If so I would fish it with a spinnerbait double willow and look for anything that was green and still growing or new growth. I would also find areas where the grass tops out. Sometimes areas will have different color hydrilla and fish will key in on one color which can make a difference. A rattletrap style bait will also be a good choice.

Personally I would consecrate my efforts on the two submerged ponds and the intersection of the two creeks directly below plus the submerged point on the right hand side. I would search for the outside grass line with my depth finder first and then pin point its exact location with a Texas Rig, Jig-N-Craw, or Carolina Rig. Once I've located the outer grass line I would mark it with buoys and start probing inward towards the actual grass bed.

Dock Master, not to change topic on you but I am also from NC (go UNC Tarheels !) and that water is near  some prime deer hunting grounds.  Since its deer season I'd grab my rifle and hit the woods.  I got my first big buck, a 10 point, in that area when I was 14.

Dock Master, not to change topic on you but I am also from NC (go UNC Tarheels !) and that water is near some prime deer hunting grounds. Since its deer season I'd grab my rifle and hit the woods. I got my first big buck, a 10 point, in that area when I was 14.

Yep, it sounds like a war zone every Saturday in the Fall.