One other concern. You say there are cattails on one end of that cove. I would try best I can to scare anything out of that cove that could be hiding.
Maybe get some help and "sein" your way out towards the place where you will ultimately leave the blocking net to remove the most native fish you can from the blocked off area.
The last thing you want to do is lock $500 worth of 2" fish in a small area with a couple of 1# LMB.
Last edited by snrub; 09/23/16 10:12 AM.