Stick Marsh & Farm 13
Capt. George Welcome
October 17, 2004
Stick Marsh-Farm 13 - Freshwater Fishing Report
Today I had the pleasure of spending the day
with Barry Panfil of Orland Park Illinois. Leaving the ramp just before
daylight, we started the day fishing the current in the spillway with Carolina
rigged Senkos. With only a few casts we found the right sweep in the current
and the bite started. As has been the case, plenty of bass wanted to play and
the bite continued until the time we left at 12:15pm. The bass started out a
little on the small size but as the morning progressed the average size
increased. By 12:15 we boated 105 bass with the largest around 4.5 pounds.
Barry wanted to see more of the lake so we
headed to the south end of Farm 13 to throw rattletraps. We have had an area
that has been producing well with rattletraps, but over the last couple of
days the north winds have muddied the water quite a bit. We worked from the
east ditch back to the mouth of the spillway and only had a couple of fish to
show for our efforts. We did manage a few more bass on Carolina rigged Senkos
but by 2:30 and 109 bass we decided to call it a day. The weather was perfect
and with the first cold front of the season moving out the fishing should only
improve. It's amazing how spoiled we are on this lake. With 109 bass caught we
are looking for an improvement.
Yesterday we went out for a couple of hours. If all we
got to see was this beautiful sunrise it would have been worth our time.
However, in the short time we were out there we caught over
30 bass! See you on the water. Say hi if you get the chance. For the chance to
see beautiful scenes like above and to participate in this banner period of
fishing, give us a call.
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