Great video very informative. Hope to be going down in March or April. At 19.05 on the video he caught a bass and said it was about 5 lbs. Look like maybe 2.12 lbs.
Great video! I have some family close by and this Feb. I was able to really do a lot of fishing, although I dont have a boat, I was guided by a local & had success on Shiners / Lizards. Great info you provide, and great also to watch your video...... Thanks (Nick Boston Mass,)
Thank you so much for all the education all can get watching this awesome very informative video. You really did a great job putting it all together,thank you so much! Your so informative,very glad you took the time to educate us.
I think it's so funny when these guys say "I caught a couple of bass in the 10 lb area" don't you have a freaking scale. Most of these Florida guides all exaggerated what they catch
I just started the video and I'm sure I will thoroughly enjoy it, as I've been living in Melbourne since 1969 and I've fished the Stack Marsh/Farm 13 and all the other lakes of central Florida with fantastic success. Had to pause very early in the video to say, I'm not sure where your getting your information from, but the number 1 reason they created the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 is because it is THE MAIN restoration project for the bringing back the health & eco system of the upper St Johns river. And it was mainly the decades of surrounding agriculture that helped DESTROY the eco system of the river, along with all the canals dug years ago that drained all the surrounding marsh areas. Just like many areas of Florida was ruined by digging drainage canal systems, these dried up marshes could no longer filter the runoff water naturally that would eventually work its way into the surrounding rivers, thereby killing the rivers with fertilizers & pesticides. So they developed this plan. And the plan has worked wonders. The farms get to keep farming and the original river is being restored at the same time. This is agriculture working WITH nature. It works like this: The surrounding agricultural areas pump and/or drain ALL of their run-off from either rain or controlled irrigation of the crops, in which the water used is then polluted with fertilizers & pesticides. This polluted water is then drained or pumped 100% into the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 impoundment, where it is allowed to remain, and is filtered out naturally. This filtered water is then released into the upper St Johns via flood gates that can be opened or closed, and is much better quality. Sure, the farmers can pump water back onto their crops from the impoundment during droughts, and control any flooding, but that is only a side bonus for the true intentions of this RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT. The stocking of largemouth bass and other game fish was actually an after-thought just before the project began. Biologists at first, were worried that due to it being all tainted water from the surrounding farms, there may be massive & reoccurring fish kills. But they rolled the dice and I'm happy to say they have YET to experience a fish kill. This RESTORATION PROJECT FOR THE UPPER ST JOHNS RIVER was so successful, they are now well in the middle of doing the same thing to the KISSIMMEE RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT. At the time, the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 was the biggest & costliest project ever taken on, but the project for the Kissimmee River restoration by the Army Corp of Engineers is even bigger & more costly. Money WELL spent on both projects, as everybody wins, because it is THE NATURAL FLORIDA that attracts everyone here in the first place, especially the excellent fishing & enjoying our natural waterways in general. The surrounding cities are still polluting our rivers though, and hopefully, they will implement new methods for dealing with that. I currently have three 12 lb bass under my belt from the Stick Marsh/Farm 13, and nearly a dozen weighing 10 lbs, and countless other large bass going down in weight from there. Now.......on with the video. Thank you!!!
In the early days it was full of orange trees that stuck up above the surface "stick marsh" There's great big tilapia in there too. And I know of a 16 and change and just over 17lbs... But nowadays, 2019, and 2020, it's really gone down hill. And you should know it's a strictly catch and release for the bass!
Great video very informative. Hope to be going down in March or April. At 19.05 on the video he caught a bass and said it was about 5 lbs. Look like maybe 2.12 lbs.
Joe R yep! That’s a true fisherman 👍🏻
Great video! I have some family close by and this Feb. I was able to really do a lot of fishing, although I dont have a boat, I was guided by a local & had success on Shiners / Lizards. Great info you provide, and great also to watch your video...... Thanks (Nick Boston Mass,)
Thank you so much for all the education all can get watching this awesome very informative video. You really did a great job putting it all together,thank you so much! Your so informative,very glad you took the time to educate us.
I have some questions about the lake .
Grate video never been there but all the time in lake Okeechobee.
How can I get ahold of you?
I think it's so funny when these guys say "I caught a couple of bass in the 10 lb area" don't you have a freaking scale. Most of these Florida guides all exaggerated what they catch
I just started the video and I'm sure I will thoroughly enjoy it, as I've been living in Melbourne since 1969 and I've fished the Stack Marsh/Farm 13 and all the other lakes of central Florida with fantastic success. Had to pause very early in the video to say, I'm not sure where your getting your information from, but the number 1 reason they created the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 is because it is THE MAIN restoration project for the bringing back the health & eco system of the upper St Johns river. And it was mainly the decades of surrounding agriculture that helped DESTROY the eco system of the river, along with all the canals dug years ago that drained all the surrounding marsh areas. Just like many areas of Florida was ruined by digging drainage canal systems, these dried up marshes could no longer filter the runoff water naturally that would eventually work its way into the surrounding rivers, thereby killing the rivers with fertilizers & pesticides. So they developed this plan. And the plan has worked wonders. The farms get to keep farming and the original river is being restored at the same time. This is agriculture working WITH nature. It works like this: The surrounding agricultural areas pump and/or drain ALL of their run-off from either rain or controlled irrigation of the crops, in which the water used is then polluted with fertilizers & pesticides. This polluted water is then drained or pumped 100% into the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 impoundment, where it is allowed to remain, and is filtered out naturally. This filtered water is then released into the upper St Johns via flood gates that can be opened or closed, and is much better quality. Sure, the farmers can pump water back onto their crops from the impoundment during droughts, and control any flooding, but that is only a side bonus for the true intentions of this RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT. The stocking of largemouth bass and other game fish was actually an after-thought just before the project began. Biologists at first, were worried that due to it being all tainted water from the surrounding farms, there may be massive & reoccurring fish kills. But they rolled the dice and I'm happy to say they have YET to experience a fish kill. This RESTORATION PROJECT FOR THE UPPER ST JOHNS RIVER was so successful, they are now well in the middle of doing the same thing to the KISSIMMEE RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT. At the time, the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 was the biggest & costliest project ever taken on, but the project for the Kissimmee River restoration by the Army Corp of Engineers is even bigger & more costly. Money WELL spent on both projects, as everybody wins, because it is THE NATURAL FLORIDA that attracts everyone here in the first place, especially the excellent fishing & enjoying our natural waterways in general. The surrounding cities are still polluting our rivers though, and hopefully, they will implement new methods for dealing with that. I currently have three 12 lb bass under my belt from the Stick Marsh/Farm 13, and nearly a dozen weighing 10 lbs, and countless other large bass going down in weight from there. Now.......on with the video. Thank you!!!
Steve, nice job on that information . Gerry
Nice! Thanks!
Informative video, thanks. Too bad about the wind hampering the audio, but still learned a lot!
great video!!!
Thanks for sharing! New to your channel
In the early days it was full of orange trees that stuck up above the surface "stick marsh"
There's great big tilapia in there too. And I know of a 16 and change and just over 17lbs...
But nowadays, 2019, and 2020, it's really gone down hill. And you should know it's a strictly catch and release for the bass!
I love this place but the pressure is so intense. Plus I can't catch anything on the right side of the stick marsh.
Pronounced Eee Grit!
WHAT IS THE BEST TIME OF YEAR TO FISH THE STICK MARSH
are you still giving tours???