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Jiganomics

NICE!

a little knots

I have never caught one an I would love too !!
Anyone suggest a place .. I know there further
south than where I am but I will be going to naples
in the end of august for a few days . Do I need to go further
south ? And if so where ? I will not have a boat ill be on foot .
thanx for the help .... (dont know too much about peacocks )!!!!

I guess I should add NOT lookin for any secret spot just
a point in the right direction !! Agian thanx ...

Btw . Great fish guys !!!!

Timba

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canal walkin Joe

Im in the same boat you are never having cought one. I have also inquired on this board about some locations. No one seems to want to give anything other than vague references to places that don't seem to have good populations. The best I can tell you is that Miami airport lakes seems to be the most likely spot.

a little knots

I guess im just going to go blind ! If I dont find peacocks
I'll find something yall can bet on that !
thanx for trying to help !!! When no one else will !!!
THANX JOE !!!!!!!!!!!!!! SEA YA ....

BigwaveDave

Beto_Matheus

a little knots wrote: »

I have never caught one an I would love too !!
Anyone suggest a place .. I know there further
south than where I am but I will be going to naples
in the end of august for a few days . Do I need to go further
south ? And if so where ? I will not have a boat ill be on foot .
thanx for the help .... (dont know too much about peacocks )!!!!

I guess I should add NOT lookin for any secret spot just
a point in the right direction !! Agian thanx ...

Btw . Great fish guys !!!!

Peacock Bass are only found on eastern Miami-Dade, Broward and southern Palm Beach counties. As far as I know there are none on the west coast. Even here, in the SE, they seem to be confined to the manmade canals and lakes due to their intolerance for colder waters, so the further west you go, the less abundant they become.

I just moved here a year ago and so far have only found a couple of spots in Boca and Delray Beach with peacocks. Years ago I remember catching some in Pompano as well. You'll need to find well-oxygenated, clear waters and if they're there, you'll notice: they push fish against the shallows and just explode them! Peacocks feed only on fish, so no point in trying worms, frogs, lizards and the sort. I grew up chasing them in Venezuela, but it's still somewhat of a mystery to me where to find them here in Florida; I can't seem to read the waters yet...

Anyway, good luck! Here's my best catch to date -on a fly.

superduper

one of my biggest, 6.5 lbs. have never broken the 7 lb barrier.

a little knots

Beto matheus ... thank you for the info its apreacated !!
I geuss i will have to wait till i go further south ! Miami area !
To get me one of those bad boys ....agian thanx ....

An speak in of bad boys **** super ...
thats a freak in stud ...... thats what im lookin for !!:grin

PeacockFever

this is my biggest peacock to date at 6.5lbs, Im still trying to break the 7lb mark as well, my second biggest peacock was 6lbs even and caught him on my fly rod

Jettypark

Great job guys.... I'm waiting for them to get here to central fl :grin... LOL... I need to take a trip down south... **** you guys tick
me off LOL...but in a good way... again thanks for pictures...

former bluefishinny

Jeff.... I took pic lol:
Huge pounds.... dunno. did no weigh... Id say 7/8

Jiganomics

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