Pomp and Macks

[Bluefin]

I haven’t been able to get much fishing in lately, but yesterday afternoon I ran just outside of New Pass in search of pompano.

Fishing a red 3/8 oz jig head tipped with shrimp, there were plenty of Spanish attacking the bait. The Spanish were deep, and were hitting right near the bottom. After putting a couple of decent macks in the boat for the fryer, something hit that exhibited a very strong initial run. As I was able to gain line, the fish peeled off on another run. After about three repeat performances, I saw a silver flash in the water. Pompano have eluded me this year, but finally, a pomp in the boat! The pompano hit at about the change of the tide. It went 16” inches to the fork, and will be on my fork tomorrow night.

[fishdish]

Nice job. Almost looks like a Permit.

[nuclearfishn]

so the pomps are still around. going tarpon fishing this afternoon. Might throw some pomp jigs out while wating for a bite.

[RMD]

Nice work! The best eating fish you can find in the bay, in my opinion.

[sk018]

Does look like a permit, but I think its a pomp..

[fishdish]

It really doesn't matter in this case because of the local laws in swfl but this has to be a permit. The news-press article just made me aware of the bag and size limits in the keys and elsewhere so I guess it really could matter at some point in time.
http://ecomariner.org/wp-content/the...d%20Permit.pdf
http://www.news-press.com/article/20...pnews|img|Home

[Bluefin]

It really doesn't matter in this case because of the local laws in swfl but this has to be a permit. The news-press article just made me aware of the bag and size limits in the keys and elsewhere so I guess it really could matter at some point in time.
http://ecomariner.org/wp-content/the...d%20Permit.pdf
http://www.news-press.com/article/20...pnews|img|Home

Thanks for the great info. After comparing the description to the photo, it may well have been a permit. Since I wasn't fishing for permit, and since it was in the size range of a hefty pompano, I automatically assumed pompano. Pompano, or small permit, it was super on the dinner plate. In the future though, permit will be released.

[snook charmer]

Looks like a pompano to me. The dorsal fin on a pomp is just a little bit in front of the anal fin, while a permit the dorsal fin lines up of the anal fin. If you look at the pics in the link on the previous post, draw a line straight down the fish and you can see the difference.

[fishdish]

Thats what I thought at first too until I tried my best to count the number of rays in the dorsal and anal fins. I can't get above 19 in the dorsal fins. It really isn't a big deal but knowing my luck I'm gonna have that miracle day when I think I've caught 6 nice pompano and FWC tells me they're permit. These are the stupid little details that keep me up at night.