Last night’s rain we received in the Palm Bay Area was a pleasant relief finally. This past week the Stick Marsh has been showing more and more of what were submerged stumps now sticking out of the waters. Anglers need to keep their eyes more focused on what’s ahead of you while moving around on-plane in their boats. My first spot I usually start at isn’t far from the ramp and is usually good to sometimes great for catching bass. I made a few casts with my Prop bait and was rewarded right away with fish. The overcast skies in the early morning have produced great fishing. I put up the conventional tackle for a moment and pulled out the fly rod for some real fun once I knew the fish were chewing. I had a popper type fly pattern tied on for some surface action and my first presentation was greeted with an explosive strike. This went on for about 45 minutes.

Once the sun came out from behind the clouds the bite was completely shut off. I only caught a few more fish that morning after I moved from my first spot so by 11am I put the boat back on the trailer and headed home. There is quite a bit of floating eel grass on the southern end of the lake that makes any lure with treble hooks getting clogged up with grass at this time something more weedless will be a better choice to throw.