Stick Marsh & Farm 13

The last week has been an interesting one, with a minor front pushing in from the NW by weeks end. We started Monday with a pretty good day of fishing. No fire setting pace, but steady production throughout the day, starting with top water in the AM, and ending with a Senko bite for the majority of the day. The rattle trap bite seemed to have waned. 71 Bass made it to the boat thorough our efforts including this 7 pound lady that succumbed to a Senko that was laid in perfectly next to a lay down. One of the things of note was the closeness that the bass were holding to cover right at the beginning of the week with the frontal passage still a couple of days away. Tuesday, Scott and I hit it again, fishing until 11:00 AM. Top water bite, which was fair yesterday, was almost non-existent today. Even though it was breezy we managed to put 27 in the boat using both Senkos and Texas rigged worms. As the front continued its march this way, the wind was on the rise along with the temperature. Wednesday, Scott had a 3-party trip, so I went out to do a bit of scouting. Scott went to an area that historically has been a producer this time of the year, and I headed to the south end of the Farm. By 8:30 AM I had two bass boated and Scott's clients had already boated over 50 bass. As I left for his area, I saw a friend and told him about the apparent bonanza, so off we both went to the area where Scott was. Scott's people were hammering the bass on this last day before the full frontal arrival. Rattle traps were the bait of choice and the bite continued throughout the day. Wednesday count: over 140 bass to 6 pounds. Doubles were common and many times all three were connected to bass, as weather and bite cooperated. I stayed till 10:30 and then checked some other areas out, but where they were was the place to be and no other location had that heavy active bite. Thursday, Scott headed out with his client for the next two days. Late Wednesday the front arrived and the bite slowed considerably. I took Don, and we worked in the same area as Wednesday bite, but a repeat of yesterday's fishing was just not there. Don and I ended up with 41. Scott and his client didn't fare as well. Senko bass! Friday, although slightly better was still very slow for Marsh standards. The fish that had been in the SE of the Marsh although there on the graph, never were there on the hook. Moving back to the Farm side Scott headed south and I headed to the ditches. At one point I called Scott to come to my location but the bite was short lived. We did manage to put some numbers in the boat due to shad busting on the center ditch, but it was a short lived bite. I went and checked some of the other areas on the Marsh side, and left about 11:00 AM. Scott moved to the Marsh side and checked the incoming pipes from the Farm. Within minutes, fish to 7+ pounds were landed, but as was the case in other spots this bite would also be short lived. The first day of the Memorial Day weekend we expected to see a lot of boats. However, dense fog that hung until about 9:30 AM kept traffic down, and placed a major damper on the bite. Until the fog lifted we only managed to put 4 fish in the boat. Once the fog lifted we Scott and I headed out to various locations on the Marsh side scouting. We ended at Twin Palms, and there managed to land another 5 bass before calling it quits at 11:00. All in all, we had one super day out of the week, with the frontal movement playing havoc with the rest. With the summer moving in on us, thunderstorms are arriving late in the day so keep a sharp eye out for them. Scott made the ramp ahead of a storm on the three trips that he had out there with all three storms arriving around 2:00 PM. If you see or hear one coming head for the ramp and sit it out there in safety. The Marsh/Farm is no place to be in a thunderstorm. Remember that as the weather warms, those early morning mosquitoes will be there, so spray! Also, the sun is heating up, so use the sunscreen liberally. See you out there. Say Hi if you get the chance. Watch for the announcement of our summer SALE later today! Not only will you save a good piece of change over the next couple of months but the fishing is outstanding during the summer months.