Browse Recent Melbourne Florida Fishing Reports

Lets GO! by Dean Panos (11/01/2008)
As soon as cold fronts start to reach South Florida, the fishing improves almost instantly. For the past few months we have mostly been day time swordfishing and that has gone great.

June Bite at Stick Marsh and Farm 13 by Hugh Crumpler (6/28/2007)
The bass are moving from the shallows to deeper water.

Fri & Sat & Sun Caught Bass At Stick Marsh & Farm 13 by Hugh Crumpler (5/20/2007)
There was a bite. It was good when it was on and when we were on the Bass!

Topwater Continues at Stick Marsh & Farm q3 by Hugh Crumpler (5/14/2007)
The bite continues. Sub-Tropical Storm slowed the bite. Bite is now set to accelerate.

Topwater Actions Continues At Stick Marsh by Hugh Crumpler (5/06/2007)
The topwater action is strong all day long at Stick Marsh.

Awesome Topwater Bite Continues at Stick Marsh & Farm 13 by Hugh Crumpler (5/02/2007)
The topwater action is fantastic, awesome, wonderful and it is ALL day long!

AWESOME TOPWATER BITE! by Hugh Crumpler (4/28/2007)
It does not get any better than this. Topwater bite all day long! Big Bass!!

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 Water Level & Artificial Bite by Hugh Crumpler (4/23/2007)
It is all good! The bass are biting and the water level is getting more and more conducive for a great summer season.

Nice Bass - Good Bite At Stick Marsh & Farm 13 by Hugh Crumpler (4/16/2007)
The bite good and the bass are nice sized. Bass are being caught in both lakes on artificials and live bait.

Early Week Fishing Tips For Stick Marsh & Farm 13 by Hugh Crumpler (4/05/2007)
The bass bite has moved to mid-day with the advent of the full moon. Look for the bite to gradually move back to AM with the return of the dark moon. Artificial bite is getting better.

Live Bait Bass Fishing Stick Marsh & Farm 13 by Hugh Crumpler (4/01/2007)
The week went well with several nice bass caught by my clients. Live bait was the bait of choice.

12.5 lbs Largemounth Bass Caught At Stick Marsh by Hugh Crumpler (3/26/2007)
Bass bite well early and continued with a steady bite throughout the day. The largest bass of the trip was 12.5 lbs. There was also an 8 pounder and lots of bass over 5 lbs.

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 & Garcia Catching Report by Hugh Crumpler (3/22/2007)
My clients had a variety of goals and the methods and locations of fishing were adjusted according to the goals of the client. Fished several lakes and several techniques.

5 over 10 lbs ea AND another 4 over 8 lbs ea - Stick Marsh by Hugh Crumpler (3/15/2007)
Largest bass was 14 lbs. Top five bass weighted 56.25 lbs. Top ten bass weighted over 113 lbs. No - not a tournament total - just three guys guided by Hugh Crumpler.

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 Catching Report and Forecast by Hugh Crumpler (3/13/2007)
Fishing at Stick Marsh and Farm 13 is improving with Big Bass being caught. The conditions of the day are the major consideration.

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 & Garcia Catching Report by Hugh Crumpler (2/27/2007)
Wind, weather, cold, cold water, warmer water, more wind, clear water, muddy water, and a variety of other factors combine to control the bass catching. Lots of fun!

Nice Largemouth Bass In Stick Marsh by Hugh Crumpler (2/04/2007)
The days were a combination of the coldest day of the year; a warm Southern Breeze; a tremedous Southern Wind; Lots of Rain; You name the weather - we had - including Tornados. However, we managed to catch nice bass.

Present Baits Slowly Working Best In Stick Marsh & Farm 13 by Hugh Crumpler (1/28/2007)
The bass are in the shallows. They want the bait, live or artificial, presented very slowly. Mark Goss came from Ohio to take his father fishing and they caught some very nice sized bass.

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 Catching Report by Hugh Crumpler (1/24/2007)
A little bit of cold combined with a North wind slowed the bite on Saturday. Days previous to Saturday were excellent fishing.

Bass Are In Shallow In Stick Marsh & Farm 13 by Hugh Crumpler (1/15/2007)
The bass are in the shallows and eating. Some of them are in the spawn. Some of them have spawned. A bunch of them are in pre spawn. It is good fishing.

Bass Are Eating - Catch Report From Stick Marsh by Hugh Crumpler (1/07/2007)
Bass are shallow and eating. They are in the South end of the Farm and all over Garcia. Bass at Stick Marsh and Farm 13 are in the shallows and acting like they are spawning. Beds are not visible. This is the normal spawning condition. Bass are taking the shiners deliberately and slowly. The bass are also shying away from action lures like spinner baits and other fast moving baits and settling for slower speed baits like Tiki Sticks and soft plastics rigged Texas or Carolina style.

Joe Dove Lands 10 & 11 pounders In Stick Marsh & Farm 13 by Hugh Crumpler (1/03/2007)
The catching was tough on the 2nd and Excellent on the 3rd. The bass wanted larger wild shiners. Joe Dove landed several five pounders, two six pounders, one 6.75 pounder, a ten pounder and an eleven pounder.

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 Catching Report by Hugh Crumpler (1/01/2007)
The year ended with a slow bite due to a cold front and January looks to be awesome.

Surf Fishing Report for East Central Florida by Fish Brevard by Beth Sinclair (12/29/2006)
Winter weather can't keep serious surf anglers from the beach. Pompano, whiting, black drum and black margates are here!