Stick Marsh & Farm 13
Capt. George Welcome
January 28, 2003
Stick Marsh-Farm 13 - Freshwater Fishing Report
Submitted by George, Imagination Bassin Guide Services
Date Fished: 1/28/03
Water Temperature: 51
Water Clarity: 1 foot
A lot of the water that was clear in the south end and the SW end of the Farm is now stained which has allowed the spinner bait bite to come back.
We launched today at 8:30 to do some scouting and found fish in both the SW area and the South area. They hit Bomber Long A's, Terminator Clown spinner bait with a thumper blade, and Senkos in watermelon, and laminated red/black. We are still using the C-rig without weight for the Senkos. We quit at 1:00 with 18 bass to the boat.
The really good news is we turned a few of the bigger gals loaded with eggs to include one 5.5 pounds and one 8 pounds. The Long A accounted for the biggest and the spinner bait accounted for 3 fish over 4 pounds. The best producers were the spinner bait and Senkos and more good news was they didn't account for many Pickerel.
Water temperatures are coming back up and with the predicted weather over the next week they should get back closer to the 60's.
See you out there.
Date Fished: 1/27/03
Water Temperature: 54
Water Clarity: 1 foot
The water clarity in the south end of the Farm is rapidly decreasing. We watched the stained water spread southward by as much as 300 yards yesterday in a matter of 5 hours.
Put on a swivel, a 1.5 foot leader, a good hook, and a dark Senko and you will find bass willing to play. With the water temperatures coming up I would expect to see more and more.
We were able to boat 23 yesterday with probably as many missed. The bite was really mixed with only a few taking it aggressively. The big fish was 4 pounds but we definitely saw an increase in the overall size of what we were catching. We fished from 8:30 until 2:30 and were down to t-shirts by the early afternoon.
The water level is down or the stumps and grass are up - your choice. Take it easy out there and enjoy the fishing. Say hi if you are in the area.
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