Fishing Reports by Capt. George Welcome

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - The wind and cold has wound its way over the last ten days, but the temperatures the last couple of days has been just plain frigid. Both mornings the last two days the temperatures have been right around the freezing mark, with this morning be more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - 2/2/2006  Today I spent the day fishing with Harry Oberstreet from Harrisburg, IL. The weather man was calling for 15-20mph winds: shiners would definitely be the best choice for catching bass on the open waters of the lake today. more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - On again - whoops off again best describes Tom Findlay's big bass. She picked up a 5" watermelon Senko as it swept by a piece of wood and the fight was on, right to the boats edge, but it seemed something was missing! That something caused more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - A common question that we get: "Is there somewhere close to get bait and tackle?" This is where we get our bait. Pete and Tina Heinz - 9 South Mulberry St. - Fellsmere, FL 32948 - 772-571-9855 E-mail: tina@stickmarshbaittackle.c more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - The new day's greeting on the Marsh/Farm can be absolutely awe inspiring. Yesterday's morn was without exception one of those to record in ones list of awesome memories. Captured by Don Willis was this fantastic sunrise. Monday AM: Scott met more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - Two days of fishing artificial bait has produced, (yesterday full day), 42 bass to 9 1/4 pounds, (27 X 17), and today 33 by noon. Although there were no big fish today, the ones we got were fat and sassy. Yesterday's foray was in the south end o more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - This morning I checked the weather: 10-15 MPH winds and 0% chance of rain was the call, yet it was raining lightly as I read the forecast. As I drove to pick Scott up the sky was looking pretty bleak. At the lake there was only a slight breeze, more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - As the weather goes in the rest of the country, so goes the weather down here. From a beautiful day in the 70's with winds calm we find ourselves the next day with temperatures in the 30's - low 40's and winds blowing in excess of 20 MPH. For t more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - Saturday the wind blew and it blew strongly. The only bait choice that made sense for John Culmer and his John who had traveled all the way from Stafford, VA was to give it shot with shiners. In addition, along with the frontal passage bringing more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - There's no question that the fish catching is becoming a steadier event. This last week has seen several big fish caught on both artificial baits and live bait. Don Dassel and his son David fished shiners and had some pretty decent fish in more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13