Stick Marsh & Farm 13

Over the last couple of days the Stick Marsh water levels have increase with the inflow from the spillway and the fishing has stabilized at a slow pace. The air temperatures have been up their but the thunderstorms are holding off until late in the day. Fish of note have been a bit tougher to get this month. George Althouse from NJ caught these guys back towards the beginning of the month off grass mats with Senkos. That bite has slowed down to a crawl with fish not cooperating if in fact they are still on the mats. It seems as if they have holed up in some of the heavier grass. Scott managed this on the day before yesterday right around mid-day on a Chug Bug. Prior to that we had been working in the spillway area. The water is flowing in but not the pace needed to really stack the gals up in there. We did manage 40 but nothing over 4 pounds in there. Yesterday I stopped with my client Perry Mastrola at the west end of the separation ditch to point out the differences between the Marsh and the Farm. As we sat talking the Merc. quit. After several attempts to get her started I smelled smoke. With fire extinguisher at the ready I pulled the cover and sure enough the wires going to the regulators were smoked and upon inspection I also noted that the stator had been smoked. Don was out with Scott, so a phone call had the clients with Scott and Don with me for our hour plus trek back across the Marsh to the ramp via trolling motor power. During our journey Don made at least a hundred casts and nary a bass came out to play. Scott and party worked the day in the spillway and with several location adjustments they managed a fair day of about 35 bass, with no big ones for the camera. I should have the boat back Wednesday, but in the meantime Scott is covering the trips. Hopefully his report will be glowing when he gets off the water today. See you on the water. Say hi if you get the chance. Oh, did I mention that we do have some openings left for September. Give us a call.