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Stick Marsh & Farm 13

Capt. George Welcome
September 21, 2004
Stick Marsh-Farm 13 - Freshwater Fishing Report

Water conditions: Water is quite muddy with lots of macerated vegetation. There was current flow in several places until yesterday at 2:00 PM when St Johns shut down almost everything to stop the water from flowing north. Areas north of us are flooding and can't take any more water at this time. I would expect the shut down to last only briefly as there is a tremendous amount of water below us that needs to be moved.

Visibility is presently very limited but should clear quickly.

Fishing: Thursday we went out to do some surveying and found conditions and the bite to be quite poor. In 2.5 hours we managed to catch only 2 fish and those came from the SW area of the Farm.

Friday began the first day of a four day, two boat trip and fortunately we found the fish willing to play in the spillway area as the water cleared up with the flow. Jeff Jacobs, his brother Jack and friend Randy arrived as Ivan played its way northward, for four days of fun in the sun. Their trip from Elkhart, through Atlanta, Ga. proved to be the trip from hell, but the fishing would easily make up for the hardships faced in getting here. We saw 60 - 70 bass caught on Friday to start the fun off.

Saturday was a bonanza day with over 200 bass making their way to the boat and plenty missed. The bite Saturday was a bit late in starting with the bite getting hot and heavy in the afternoon.

Sunday was another day with a late bite starting but the last couple of hours saw a fish on every cast.

Yesterday was the down day for their trip with very few bites and nothing but small fish that came to play. The weather was on and off rain with one run to the ramp for a thunderstorm. There was more rain than not but the guys spirits stayed up as they worked a very much limited current for the bass that they got.

Over the four day period we didn't see any really big bass, the biggest being landed being in the 5-6 pound range, but they did break off a couple that might have pulled the scale pretty good. However these guys are veterans of the Marsh and know that any cast can be the big one and they plugged away every minute that they were out there.

Expect to see the water of clearing, plenty of current flowing over the next couple of weeks, and lots of good catches. See you out there.

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George Welcome offers "Guided" bass fishing trips on Florida's famous Stick Marsh/Farm 13, Ansin/Garcia Reservoir, and Blue Cypress Lakes. These waters are the best in the world and offer an outstanding opportunity for that "BASS" of a lifetime. Over 13 years of experience on these lakes gives us an unsurpassable edge when it comes to filling your hopes and aspirations. Over 20 years guiding fishermen on Florida waters.

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Imagination Bassin Guide Service
32 Bimini Cir.
Sebastian, FL 32958
Phone: 772-532-7440
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