JULY 2009

Submitted 7/17/09

Things are a bit warm right now here in the sunny south. Temperatures in the low 90's and no breezes make for hot day on the Marsh/Farm but that doesn't stop the avid fisherman from taking a shot at the big bass this lake is famous for.

Meeting George Myers of Green Cove Springs, Florida for a 5:30 launch with great anticipation for our day of fishing, we headed south to Farm 13. First stop was the farm's pump house, but no current there. Loads of grass floating across the Farm indicated that the farm's spillway was flowing, but a quick trip there showed excessive debris coming through rendering the spillway an unfishable location.

The balance of the day was spent working the old irrigation structures of the Farm. The venerable rattle trap proved to be the bait of choice to cover the most water. Although numbers weren't as high as they can be on the Farm we managed to make a day's catch by putting in the time on the ditches.

Patience and persistence as usual was the winning combination.

A note about the moving water through the SE spillway: The water which is traveling north from the Ft Drum Marsh and adjoining reservoir, through Ansin/Garcia, and into the Farm is of poor quality. The dissolved oxygen levels are way down, so the flow is not attracting bait of bass to the incoming current. Yesterday we checked the area again but to no avail. We noticed some small bream floating belly up as they washed through the spillway area from the south.

Yesterday I had John Engle of Blue Springs, Missouri with his cousin Micky our for hopefully some exciting fishing. The heat was there when we left the ramp and the day became a matter of fighting rising temperatures and a diminished bass bite. We did manage some bass, but results were off. One good sized lady managed to slip away at boat size, (no guess on the size), but decent. The balance of the fish were fair but catching was tough. The sun blazed in a cloudless sky and no breeze to be found, making for a very hot day.

Call for summer and seasonal sales being offered! See you on the water. Say hi if you get the chance.

 

 

Submitted7/12/09

As previously reported the bass have moved out into the open waters of Farm 13 and setting up summer housekeeping in the old irrigation ditches and their associated levees.

Those that know the lake are doing quite well, and those that don't are struggling. We have some locals that know the lake extremely well and they send me reports and pictures of how they are doing.

Obviously I can't tell you exactly where these fish were caught, other than to say it was on the Farm side of the Lake. I know the first came on a SwimmingSenko, but I am not sure on the other two. I can tell you that these fellows know the lake and have years of experience out there.

The weather has been tough with windy conditions and high heat. The afternoon storms have been coming on a regular basis wiping out much of the later afternoon fishing. The weather has made for some tough fishing conditions even with good lake knowledge but in most instances a big fish here and there save the day.

Yesterday Jimmy Mayhugh of Deland and I spent the day catching some really good bass. Jimmy was here last week but as can happen with fishing things went wrong. Barely into the day my trolling motor decided to quit and with winds blowing at 15 MPH fishing was a no go. Jimmy made up for that with a very good day with his return trip.

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The lower center picture is a shot of the lake looking from north to south.