The east winds we’ve been having makes for a good drift setup on Stick Marsh lately. Finding the 4-5 foot water areas and drift the remaining outer wood area has given up some good numbers of bass. Suspending jerkbaits are still my number one choice for bites when the wind is up but when we did have a lighter wind, the Wacky Worm really worked out well. I did see a little bit of schooling activity as well so I hope soon our topwater bite picks up.

On the bluegill side of things, we had a new moon over the weekend and I feel it might have got the spawning activity going for the next couple of months for us. When the winds are light, a 4 or 5 weight fly rod makes for a lot of fun throwing small streamer patterns in and around the lily pads. As soon as the wind picks up, replacing that fly pattern with your favorite little popper will make for a great experience. Conventional tackle a simple Beetle spin can’t be beat.