Stick Marsh/Farm 13 Florida

[George Welcome]

Based on the summer fishing and the rainfall of this year we are expecting a very good 2008-2009 season. Rainfall has been at the level that spillway openings have been required to facilitate the movement of water northward through the St Johns tributaries.

Several trips this month have been very productive in numbers and have produces several bass in the 7 - 10 pound range. The predominate producer has been plastics both presented T-rigged, and Carolina rigged. The spillway in the southeast of the Farm has produced well for a multitude of baits that include: rattle traps, hard jerk baits, jigs, T-rigged plastics, and Carolina rigs. They have been both inside and outside of the cable. Prior to the spillway being open we had a period where on of the pipes had been open and west side of the current was very productive with the application of the Carolina rig.

In other areas of the lake we have found the Farm side to be most productive along the submerged irrigation ditches. In particular, the intersection of these ditches have been better than along the run of the ditches. Throughout July a lot of fish were found in the SW area of the Marsh, but that group of fish seems to have moved off, and it is my thought that they headed south into the Farm and settled in the ditches.

Weather over the period has been good with most days allowing for a full day of fishing. Thunder storms have come in the afternoon and most of them have been pretty nasty. Don't wait until your caught out there in one of these storms as this lake gets pretty raunchy in a big hurry. Temperatures have been in the 80's which calls for the drinking of plenty of fluids and the application of plenty of sun protection. Don't forget the sun glasses as the glare on the water from the sun can be very damaging.

See you out there. Say hi if you get the chance.

[LCpointerKILLA]

Sounds like you're on them. Rainfall has been great this summer around Orlando, too. Lake levels on the Winter Park chain (where I usually fish now) are almost even with a lot of the docks. Some docks are even flooded. Good post.

BTW bout time one of you stick marsh guys started a thread again

[LCpointerKILLA]

Oh yeah, what is your go to T-rig worm this summer, if you don't mind

[George Welcome]

Swim Senko w/1/4 ounce weight.

[LCpointerKILLA]

Thanks, haven't thrown a swim senko in a while...

[avid]

Swim senko's are great.  I was really surprised when wal-mart stopped selling them.  I can only guess that people were fishing them weightless like the regular senko.  This will work, but not very well.  The weight is needed to get that tail wagging.  Anyway, when I go to stick marsh I always have one rod rigged with one.  It almost always accounts for some fish, and on more than occasion has been the killer bait for that day.

[George Welcome]

Never decide what's good or bad by Wal Mart. Their buyers are - well questionable at best.

Swim Senko works great over emerging grass weightless, and the same of grass that is just submerged. From there on down you need enough weight to keep the depth you want when slow retrieving the bait.