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Turner River Terror
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Turner River Terror
Posts: 10,679 AG
I know FWC reads this Forum and I've tried to file reports on your Website and it's like fillin out a Tax return :huh So here's the latest.
Caught one 4 ft. in my Castnet, never again, never , never, Took me forever getting him out:hairraiser
Seen a 5/6 Ft. 50 yards away , same Beach, mouth of the Blackwater River where that Beach is.
One 2 Islands east of **** Key just inside the outer Island , bout 6 Ft' on the flats, and 3 at Camp Lulu key .Flats draining. 2 at 4 ft. and one at 6/7 ft.
Record them please.
After not seeing many for 20 years...We've had a Major Hatch.
Good to see them back :cool:
Caught one 4 ft. in my Castnet, never again, never , never, Took me forever getting him out:hairraiser
Seen a 5/6 Ft. 50 yards away , same Beach, mouth of the Blackwater River where that Beach is.
One 2 Islands east of **** Key just inside the outer Island , bout 6 Ft' on the flats, and 3 at Camp Lulu key .Flats draining. 2 at 4 ft. and one at 6/7 ft.
Record them please.
After not seeing many for 20 years...We've had a Major Hatch.
Good to see them back :cool:
Killin and Grillin :grin
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The bad news for all of us is that there are folks willing to use an Endagered Species designation as a weapon to force regulation where it's clearly not needed. Since I helped with the research that led to the listing I wish I hadn't - no matter that I was being paid for each day on the water. Several years ago I quit forwarding any info at all once I saw how regulators (NOAA are you listening?) were trying to use the designation.... For more info I'll need an adult beverage and won't be speaking publicly.
Bob LeMay
(954) 435-5666
Bob LeMay
(954) 435-5666
"mouth of the Blackwater River where that Beach is and 2 Islands east of **** Key just inside the outer Island. In addition, Camp Lulu key"
Well Said.
I use to work for the NPS, And I'm a Cracker , I should know better...
Bob LeMay
(954) 435-5666
Seems like we can lift some Protections now and allow a Limited Take , Along with some Jewfish as well...
Who's eating who?
I would seriously question that statement. We moved from Miami to Ft. Pierce when I was in Jr High school and my brothers and I became permanent fixtures on North and South bridges. I snorkeled many, many times under those bridges and the number of large jewfish was astounding; it was nothing to see 50-60 in one trip across the river under those bridges. At the same time the snook population was incredible with huge schools swimming around the pilings and the center barricade. At that time the limit was 4 snook per day and we never had a problem catching a limit at night, fishing jumbo shrimp under the bridge. This was in the mid to late 50s. Jewfish are opportunity feeders and will eat whatever crosses their path, including catfish. When we fished for jewfish under the bridges the favorite bait was a whole live catfish with the fins (spines) removed. Next best was a large ladyfish cut in half and both halves on the hook. You could probably catch one with a cowpie somehow attached to your hook.
In the backcountry of the Everglades we catch jewfish in the five to fifty pound size range in the same places we catch snook (in, under, and around downed trees...). A great snook spot, where you've caught snook for years.... quickly ceases being a snook spot when a jewfish takes up residence. I don't mind so much since the small jewfish (or goliath if you prefer) is just as willing to hit a plug as a snook and they never give up once they're hooked, but they're not as quick as a snook....
I'm one of many that's stood up in public in front of the FWC and advocated that the goliath grouper needs a lot less protection than it currently has and want any allowed catch to be strictly recreational and carefully controlled... Of course the feds (as always) have different ideas....
Bob LeMay
(954) 435-5666