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Stick Marsh & Farm 13
Capt. George Welcome
May 11, 2005
Stick Marsh-Farm 13 - Freshwater Fishing Report
Stick Marsh/Farm 13
The wind has settled down and the weather is beautiful. The bass are very active right know and easy to catch. The cold fronts are behind us and now is the time to come and enjoy some of the best bass fishing the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 has to offer. The bass are actively feeding on shad, and the baits of choice are rattle traps, chug bugs, and plastics. The south end of the Farm has been the hot spot, but don’t forget about the ditches some of the largest schools of bass will be found along them all summer long.
I spent Monday fishing with Terence Holt and David Stonitsch of Miromar Lakes, Florida. We started the day fishing the wood on the south end of the Farm and never left. Burning rattle traps continue to be the most productive way to catch the bass that are spread out along the south end of Farm 13. We have also had success catching bass on a verity of plastics and shallow running crank baits. Well over 40 bass where caught making it yet another excellent day of bass fishing.
Yesterday Don and I left the ramp at 6:30am and headed to the south end of the Farm. We started with buzz baits and chug bugs, but it did not take us long to grab the rattle trap rods. The bite was good early and then slowed down as the morning passed by. As we worked our way east I made a cast and my rod flew into the water. Don sliding off the back of the boat caught my rod and saved it for me. I helped Don back into the boat and after some drying out Don was alright. We moved to the C54 canal and caught a few more bass on Senkos in the wood before calling it a day at 1:30pm. We landed 25 bass and lost almost as many.
Today repeat clients Earl Henderson and Bud Garrett joined me for a ½ day of fishing. We left the ramp at 6:30am and headed to the south end of the Farm. Rattle traps where the bait of choice and the bass where more than willing to cooperate. Most of the bass caught today came west of the center ditch and well of shore. Unfortunately two bass in the 8lb range were camera shy and got off. By the time we called it a day at 11:00am over 20 bass in the 2 to 5 pound range where caught.
Scott
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