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Stick Marsh & Farm 13
Capt. George Welcome
June 10, 2004
Stick Marsh-Farm 13 - Freshwater Fishing Report
When you embark on a fishing trip whether it be here or your favorite lake at
home it helps greatly if you do your homework before going. There are several
ways to accomplish this: you can check with the local bait and tackle store or
check with someone that you know that has been there recently. Of course the
best way of knowing what is going on is to fish the lake on a very regular basis
as there is no replacement for time on the water. If you can find someone that
fishes the lake you are going to be on regularly, and they are willing give you
information, then you might be well advised to follow some of the information
you are getting.
We fish the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 just about every day of the year, whether it
be with clients or by ourselves. We get a "lot" of e-mail from people that are
headed this way and I have never told anyone to get lost or go away. We will
tell them where, how, and with what, but from there on it is out of our hands.
We even go so far as to tell them to find us on the lake and we will show them
where. Some come, follow our advice, and stick with the information for the
duration. Others come and try it and move on. Allen Shadd came to the Marsh and
had e-mailed me before coming. He did what we suggested, where we suggested,
with the baits that we suggested and as he left the lake yesterday he stopped by
to tell me how they did.
I'd definitely say that the above fish would put a smile on anyone's face.
This one on the following day was worth a smile also.
This morning I received the following e-mail:
George,
It was nice meetin ya on the lake today. I
attached a couple of pics of the fish I told you about. I didn't weigh'em on a
scale, but measured them and did the 'formula' to figure it out (LengthX2,
Xgirth,divided by 1200). The largest was 26.5" long and 19.5" girth, that puts
her just over 11 1/4 pounds. The other was about 81/2 lbs. I appreciate all
the help and info you give on the bfhp. I'll see ya again probably pretty
soon, for sure when the topwater bites gets going. Allen
Well Allen, and any others that send us e-mail that we try to help:
congratulations on a fun trip and we hope to see you again soon.
The fishing has been just as good this week as it has been for the two weeks
previous. Not every day will have them slamming with the high numbers caught but
every day has been respectable. On the 8th we fished until 11:00 AM and Scott
and I caught over 50 bass. Our biggest that day was about 6.5 pounds and our
smallest would have been a keeper but not much more. However, the majority of
the fish fell between the 3 and the 4 pound mark.
Yesterday Scott departed the ramp with Frank Vomonousky and his two sons for
a day on the Farm. Working the same areas, using Senkos they boated 50+ bass
before the day ended. The boys I understand were out-fishing dad for a while,
but dad came on strong near the end to even things up a bit.
I left the ramp with Clint Bowers with the same thoughts of lots of bass and
maybe a big one. This was Clint's third trip to the Marsh/Farm. His first trip
ended abruptly because of high winds that came up. His second trip he ended up
with twin 7.5 pound bass, one on a Senko, and one on a Chug Bug. This trip he
would beat those fish with an 8+ pound lady taken with a Senko.
By days end we had boated 50 bass. The camaraderie, the bass, and the weather
made this another fantastic trip on the Marsh/Farm. We caught most of the fish
on the Farm doing as we have been for the last several weeks. On the way back we
added another 5 bass from a spot on the Marsh side. We found some grass, threw
some Senkos and as on the Farm, the bass bit.
See you on the water. Say hi if you get the chance and if you have a question
we will be glad to try and help. I still have a few openings in June so if you
are of the mindset, let's go fishing.
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