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5 days in Florida 2015
04-11-2015, 07:58 PM (This post was last modified: 04-12-2015 12:00 PM by MuskieBait.)
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5 days in Florida 2015
Some of my long targeted species were finally captured...plus some very beautiful fish.

I caught 17 new species from 5 days of fishing, and there are many more species that were caught but I didn't photograph. I would figure a conservative guess of 40+ species caught during the 5 days.

Florida had given me 102 new lifer species over 38 total fishing days (over the span of 4 trips). And yet, there are still lots of fish that the state has to offer. Unbelievable! I'll definitely be back!

Here are the stories to share. But I will post most of the fish pictures below. It is never the same without reading the stories though. You'll never get the sense of struggles we went through to catch some of these species.

http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/...day-1.html

http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/...day-2.html

http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/...day-3.html

http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/...day-4.html

http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/...day-5.html

http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/...day-6.html

Yellow Sea Chub (Kyphosus incisor) - Species #413

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Black Margate (Anisotremus surinamensis) - Species #414

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Grass Porgy (Calamus arctifrons) - Species #415

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Smooth Trunkfish (Rhinesomus triqueter) - Species #416

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Initial phase Queen Parrotfish (Scarus vetula) - Species #417

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Initial phase Stoplight Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) - Species #418

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Terminal phase Redband Parrotfish (Sparisoma aurofrenatum)

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Peacock Cichlid (Cichla ocellaris)

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Hornet Tilapia (Tilapia buttikoferi) - Species #419

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Spotted Tilapia (Tilapia mariae)

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Blue Tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) - Species #420

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Pike Killifish (Belonesox belizanus) - Species #421

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Jewelfish (Hemichromis bimaculatus)

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Black Acara (Cichlasoma bimaculatum)

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Mangrove Gambusia (Gambusia rhizophorae) - Species #422

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Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus) - Species #423

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Blackear Wrasse (Halichoeres poeyi) - Species #424

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Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) - Species #425

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Bluehead Wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum)

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Bermuda Sea Chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)

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Rainbow Parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) - Species #426

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Dollar Sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) - Species #427

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Brown Hoplo (Hoplosternum littorale) - Species #428

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Atlantic Lookdown (Selene vomer) - Species #429

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These are so beautiful I just have to show the second one I caught...

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Other species caught but not photographed...

Sergeant Major
Spottail Pinfish
Slippery Dick Wrasse
Redtail Parrotfish
Porkfish
Tomtate Grunt
French Grunt
Bigeye Scad
Atlantic Bumper
Slender Mojarra
Sand Perch
Houndfish
Bandtail Pufferfish
Yellow Bullhead
Walking Catfish
Eastern Mosquitofish
Mayan Cichlid
Seminole Killifish
Golden Topminnow

Malama o ke kai

Caution - Objects in picture are smaller than they appear. I am genetically predisposed to make fish look bigger.

Life List: 577 species and counting (2016: 91 new species)
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/...-list.html
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04-12-2015, 07:29 AM
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RE: 5 days in Florida 2015
Wow - the colours and markings on the Stoplight Parrotfish are totally amazing.

Nice pomp - looks keeper size - did you try it? It's probably my favourite to eat when in Florida.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

OldTimer

<>< I once gave up fishing. It was the most terrifying weekend of my life. ><>

See you on the river.
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04-12-2015, 09:03 AM
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RE: 5 days in Florida 2015
(04-12-2015 07:29 AM)OldTimer Wrote:  Nice pomp - looks keeper size - did you try it? It's probably my favourite to eat when in Florida.

The food porn is in the report...and there is an even better looking parrotfish as well Wink

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04-12-2015, 11:28 PM
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RE: 5 days in Florida 2015
Another Ken-style angling blitz! Really glad it worked out for you, buddy.

You know me, I'm generally pretty luke-warm when it comes to micros but of all the fish you caught, that Pike Killifish is my absolute favorite. Awesome little critter. Would be too cool to keep one in an aquarium. What was the bait used?

A lot of awesomeness here. Very cool that the Lookdown took a crappie jig. Don't know why, but that brought a smile to my face.
All the parrotfish are psychedelic looking.

One day I'll get to the Sunshine State.
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04-13-2015, 12:23 AM (This post was last modified: 04-13-2015 12:29 AM by MuskieBait.)
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RE: 5 days in Florida 2015
Live is short, resources and time are limited...so fish like a possessed soul when I'm on a trip Big Grin As you know, we can only do well if we go prepared full of info and spots to try out. Couldn't have accomplished all those targets without the help of Pat, Martini and George.

Pikie took a small bit of nightcrawler, using the tenkara rod. The one I caught was patrolling just under the surface and it was an easy target. After a while, you have to work for them though. They may hide somewhere and you have to coax them out.

I used to love wrasse the most, but now I think the parrotfish top them. Parrots are beautiful and super powerful.

When you finally make a trip to the Sunshine State, you'll have so much info and options you wouldn't know where to start Big Grin Seriously...there will be so much that you won't have time to do it all in one trip. Wink

The Pike Killifish are not going anywhere...you'll be able to catch one in the future. Wink

Malama o ke kai

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04-13-2015, 10:13 PM
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RE: 5 days in Florida 2015
Simply awesome! I hope to target some next time down.

Great fish!
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