terry

I only fished Garcia for two days last week. The first day it was the day after that small front came through. With the front came some strong northerly winds and high pressure barometer so my expectations were low. My first area we fished didn’t give us the love as the prior week. It was difficult keeping the boat maneuvered through the topped out hydrilla while trying to fish but having Power Poles on the boat kept us in an area to make multiple casts before moving on. Only a couple of fish so we made a move to the north to find similar waters and we managed to do just that. There were many beds present in this area so we took our time but the bite was still very slow.

My next trip we started in the area we finished the day prior. Winds were light and the hydrilla gnats were out in full force. The bite was much better for sure. I lost two really big fish throwing a prop bait topwater lure in a bone color. When that bite slowed, I chose to throw a stick-bait soft plastic Texas rigged with a 1/8 oz. weight to keep it close to the bottom. This technique kept the bite going as well. The water temperatures are now in the mid seventies to start our days. This last full moon is now behind us but we have been still catching bass that look full of eggs so we may have a later spawn this year as years before. The water level at Garcia seems to be lower this week also. I know we need some much needed rain but I feel that Fellsmere Farms may be a contributing factor by moving waters to take care of their crops as well.