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Stick Marsh & Farm 13
Capt. George Welcome
April 27, 2004
Stick Marsh-Farm 13 - Freshwater Fishing Report
The fishing on the Marsh/Farm has seen its ups and downs over the last few
days. We have had 70 fish days and we have had to work to get 40.
On the 21st I went out to see what I could find. The weather was great but
the area that produced so well yesterday didn't start out great. I bumped into
Don about 9:00 and he came on board to help me with my search for some
cooperating bass. In the area the only thing you can work would be top water, or
something such as a fluke of Senko, but these just weren't working for us. At
about noon I finally got one on a Senko off the edge of the east ditch that made
the effort well worth while.
The breeze stopped, the gnats got bad and I called it quits at 1:00. Don
continued fishing but on the Stick Marsh side.
On the 22nd Scott and I and Don headed back to the Farm and found a bonanza
of fish willing to play. Along the south end of the west N/S ditch 70+ bass were
landed by 2:00. Weightless Senkos in watermelon shades did the trick.
On the 23rd Sean Groer and his crew arrived. With two on my boat and two on
Scott's boat we headed south. A change in the weather would make for a change in
the bite and although we had to work hard for what we got. They were still
scattered along the ditch, but we found more out in the heavier grass and our
best bite came when the wind got up and we drifted from the east to the west in
the heavier stuff. No top water bite, no spinner bait bite: Senkos and flukes
were the producers.
On the 24th Sean's group grew by 2 more and Stan Daniels came along to help
out. We thought the fish were a bit stingy on the 23rd, but that paled in
comparison to 24th. With high pressure hanging over us the bass had moved into
the real heavy slop. By throwing Senkos into the pockets some nice fish were
caught, but it was work for each and every one produced. As the day wore on the
wind came up from the east and Scott, who stayed put had some good results
drifting along the mat. Stan's group quit by 11:00 and me and my group moved to
the Marsh. We managed a couple of bass on white spinner baits, but the results
were meager for a full day of fishing.
Top water has been very sporadic and pretty much limited to the morning for
us. Only a few bass have hit chug bugs, buzz baits, and walking type baits. I
did have a couple of fish on a soft jerk bait, but no size. Plastics on the
bottom have been the most consistent and productive and particularly Senkos
worked weightless. Spinner baits haven't produced much although the two in the
Marsh on the 24th came pretty much back to back and we thought we had something
going there for a bit.
The spillway has flow and there have been some good shiner catches down
there. Quantity and quality are showing up in that area for the shiner
fisherman. There has been some top water bite on the flats off the C54 but
nothing of size that I have heard about.
See you on the water.
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