Stick Marsh & Farm 13
Capt. George Welcome
October 1, 2004
Stick Marsh-Farm 13 - Freshwater Fishing Report
Date fished: 9/30/2004 Water clarity: 3 inches
Today was Stick Marsh all the way and fisherman zero. There is
water running at all points with the exit gate at the C54 in overflow condition.
Water level is just short of 25 feet and the water is chocolate.
Twin Palms: no trees left standing
NW area of Marsh: Pandora's Box is down to only a few trees left
West levee took quite a hit and St John's has their work cut out
for them in repairing it.
Fisherman's shack: gone!
Pump house area: building damaged but pumps running
Spillway area: very dirt with lots of floating vegetation.
Spillway structure has minor damage.
Dock at ramp: Dock is broken with a large section blocking the
south ramp. North ramp is good. Good ramp etiquette will be appreciated by all
until they get to clean that up.
Bryan and Sharon Patton spent the day fishing and stayed in good
spirits even though the fish didn't bite and the heat was on. Today was
extremely warm with little to no breeze. This was not a case of missed bites
today but rather one of not even one bite. They started at 7:30 and fished until
3:00. There was nobody at the lake today other than us.
On a good note we noted no dead fish other than some small blue
gills at the front pipes. Several of our gators didn't make it through Jeanne as
we noted about 4-5 floating.
As the water clears the fishing should get fantastic. Water
levels need to come down but this will take time as there is no where to send
it. Upper areas of the St Johns are either at flood or beyond flood stages.
See you on the water:
Scott
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