2009 closeout was spectacular

[George Welcome]

12/30/2009: Today would prove to be another exciting day as Don and Donald Guthrie arrived for their day with me. I again headed to the same location as the previous three trips. Much better weather was in store for us and the fishing would again be fantastic. Bait of the day would again be Senkos and lily pads the target cover.

Donald would start the day with this lady. Getting these bass out of the dense soup of pads and hydrilla was really quite the challenge.

Another good looking gal fell to the accurate casting skills of Donald.

Don was not being left out as this lady came aboard after an accurate flip to some nearby lily pads.

The lens fogged up as the temps started their upward climb. Don was still dressed warmly, but shed some that extra clothing after skillfully playing and landing another fat healthy lady of the lake.

Another successful day of 50 plus bass was the result of the this trip. All four of the trips were extremely successful with all of the 190 bass coming from the same area of the lake.

Fishing in this area provides us with four choices of location. Stick Marsh/Farm 13 generally leads the group in production of both numbers and size, however knowing the cycles of the lakes sometimes gives me a better choice. To the south of the Stick Marsh is well known Ansin/Garcia. This smaller lake provides excellent protection from wind by it's design. To the SW of the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 is the serene and scenic Blue Cypress Lake. To the west is another smaller lake which is isolated from the beaten path and at times can produce fantastic days of fishing. This lake, the fourth lake that makes up the headwaters of the St. Johns River is where we worked for the last four trips. Knowing when to go there is key, and as shown by the pictures, the right time and location produces some gorgeous bass.

2009 has drawn to close and with that close comes memories of some pretty warm weather this summer, some very outstanding fishing during the days of last winter, and many new and old friends joining me on bass fishing forays.

Here's wishing everyone and fantastic 2010. I look forward to the upcoming trips with some new and some repeat clients. Be assured that we will do our absolute best to provide you with a memorable trip on whichever of the four lakes that is chosen for your day.

See you on the water.

[Shane J]

Very nice report. I want to be a client. I would love to fish the marsh someday.

[1234567]

Awesome Pics!  I spent 8 hours fishing yesterday and caught a few 5 pounders and after seeing your pictures I'm heading back out now.  Keep posting pics, great to see the Fl guys catching big ones!

[fishinfiend]

Those are beauties, George!!