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> cichlids in florida, any info
andy m
post Feb 16 2005, 10:32 AM
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hello, i will be going on holiday to st petes beach florida in aug/sep this year from the uk and would like to catch some cichlids of any species with rod and line.
just wanting to know the best methods and what species are there. i will be driving the 2-3hr trip to the big cypress reserve is it possible to fish there.

any info much appriciated andy rolleyes.gif
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ChrisM
post Feb 16 2005, 11:07 AM
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big cypress is not a bad place to fish.

But, I'd rethink your visit dates! That's a notoriously bad time for Florida... granted, I'd be surprised if it were as bad as last year again. But, you'll probably not have the greatest weather.

check these out:
http://forums.waterwolves.com/index.php?showtopic=54918

http://forums.waterwolves.com/index.php?sh...3745&hl=florida

They don't have many pictures left, but the text info is still good. Doing a search should turn up a gang more.


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andy m
post Feb 17 2005, 03:52 PM
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thanks for the reply chrism. i enjoyed reading through the old posts even without some of the pictures, ive got no chance of changing the dates of the holiday its been booked for over 18 months and i cant get any other dates off work! fingers crossed we will miss any major hurricanes.

cheers andy m
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post Feb 17 2005, 08:55 PM
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florida aint that bad . they get little rain showers every day but they only last maybe 20 min at most uselay only have to wach for hurcains.
on this link http://floridafisheries.com/pdf/index.html click and print these brochures "Butterfly Peacock Bass Fishing"
"Aerojet Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"Black Creek Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"Cutler Drain Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"Cypress Creek Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"E-4 (Central) Canal Fishery"
"E-4 (North) Canal Fishery"
"E-4 (South) Canal Fishery"
"Earman Canal (C-17) Fishery"
"Hillsboro Canal (G-08) Fishery"
"Loxahatchee Slough Canal (C-18) Fishery"
"North New River Canal (G-15) Fishery"
"Snake Creek Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"Snapper Creek Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"South New River Canal (C-11) Fishery"
"Tamiami Canal and Airport Pond-Peacock Fishery"

another link with the types of fish u can cach
http://floridafisheries.com/Fishes/non-native.html


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post Feb 17 2005, 09:49 PM
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Also check out:

http://floridafisheries.com/Fishes/non-native.html
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post Feb 21 2005, 04:21 PM
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Culter has some nice midas....and peacocks


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post Mar 10 2005, 08:07 PM
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does US 1 run right into AeroJet?


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post Mar 10 2005, 08:14 PM
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yeah, as you're heading south from Miami, you go over it about 10miles after Rte 1 becomes 2 lanes for the 1st time. I think there's a sign for the Keys right there as well.

It's a pretty normal left (East) off Rte. 1. So, keep your eyes open.


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post Mar 10 2005, 08:33 PM
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awesome...

i leave next saturday so i'm planning it out now...where was the most northern cichlid inhabiting waters?, i would like to hit those spots as i drive down from west palm beach


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post Mar 10 2005, 08:56 PM
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here it is right here:

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post Mar 10 2005, 08:57 PM
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I don't know the Northern most cichlid-inhabited waters. You're supposed to be able to get clown knifes up there somewhere. That would be awesome.

edit: oh yeah, for some reason it says "5" on those maps instead of US1... which is what it really is. In the small map, the 5 is right over the intersection of the arojet and US1.

I don't know why I'm helping... I can barely see through my jealous, hateful rage.

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post Mar 10 2005, 09:24 PM
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jealous of me? WHAAA? i'll be sure to take some pictures and represent my WW pride


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post Mar 10 2005, 09:30 PM
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what about st petersburg and around there on the opposite side (gulf coast)


im going there the 16th till the 21 of this month (march)


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post Mar 11 2005, 08:28 PM
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i talked with a guy from Florida dept of fish...he said that north of west palm beach there are commonly...uros, hoplo cats, sailfin plecos, tilapia, acara, livebearers, clown knives, and less commonly...everything else from down in miami... biggrin.gif


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post Mar 11 2005, 09:20 PM
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alrighty heres some links ive found in the past year for fishing its not all my links cuz i cant find all of them right now. But here ya go . If you want cichlids you need these links .
http://floridafisheries.com/pdf/index.html
this link has a listing or the canals and there locations along with maps of the canals and a few other good bits of info
http://www.peacockbassassociation.com/html...ral.html#FLHots

http://floridafisheries.com/Fishes/fish_gallery.html


http://floridafisheries.com/offices/boca.html
rest of my links are on the other comp shibby anyways. i hope they help




1 polleni sp , 1 female midas , 1 lungfish, 1 ornate bichir, 1 lapraide bichir, 1 palmas bichir, 1 senegalis, and 3 jags

my fish pics
http://photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/
http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/num1stoner/?start=60
http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/Thumper1977/?sc=5
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post Mar 30 2005, 01:26 AM
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Is there any of the big south american cat fish liveing in fla
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post Mar 30 2005, 10:59 AM
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most likely...just not reproducing....YET


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post Mar 30 2005, 02:05 PM
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huge ass plecos are down there


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my fish pics
http://photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/
http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/num1stoner/?start=60
http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/Thumper1977/?sc=5
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post May 10 2005, 11:16 PM
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I don't know what kind of cichlids we have but I can say they get over a foot long. All you have to do is walk down a canal bank that isn't to deep and you see these big burrow hole and there is a big ass cichlid in just about everone of them. You will also see some plecos that are over a foot long chilling like they do in a tank. I wish I had my fishing pole with me then I would catch them and take some pics for you.


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post Jun 13 2005, 01:18 AM
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QUOTE(WckedMidas @ Feb 17 2005, 09:55 PM)
florida aint that bad . they get little rain showers every day but they only last maybe 20 min at most uselay only have to wach for hurcains.
on this link http://floridafisheries.com/pdf/index.html click and print these brochures "Butterfly Peacock Bass Fishing"
"Aerojet Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"Black Creek Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"Cutler Drain Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"Cypress Creek Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"E-4 (Central) Canal Fishery"
"E-4 (North) Canal Fishery"
"E-4 (South) Canal Fishery"
"Earman Canal (C-17) Fishery"
"Hillsboro Canal (G-08) Fishery"
"Loxahatchee Slough Canal (C-18) Fishery"
"North New River Canal (G-15) Fishery"
"Snake Creek Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"Snapper Creek Canal-Peacock Fishery"
"South New River Canal (C-11) Fishery"
"Tamiami Canal and Airport Pond-Peacock Fishery"

another link with the types of fish u can cach
http://floridafisheries.com/Fishes/non-native.html
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It is illegal to posses live Cichla Spp. in FL.
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