I did a solo road trip this week to fish. I fished the canal system along I75(Alligator Alley), Lake Osborne & Lake Ida.
I caught a bunch of peacock bass, largemouth bass, Mayan cichlids, a tilapia, a bluegill and a clown knifefish. I wanted to catch my first ever clownfish. The best part was I caught it while we were fishing for the peacock bass. Otherwise we were going to go to a different spot on the lake and fish a different technique.
I'm learning that I'm no longer built for fishing the entire day. Now I'm good for around 5 hours. I remember when I'd sit in my boat all day in St. Mary's lake fishing 8 - 10 hours. And the 9 hour ride to get there is right at my daily driving limit. No more double digit driving days for me.
Clown knifefish are only found in 2 lakes in America. I fished both of them this trip. On the 1 lake I spent about an hour fishing for them with no success. Then the next day, I got lucky and got 1 under someone's dock while peacock bass fishing. Even if I didn't catch a clownfish, the day spent targeting peacocks was a blast. They are hard fighting fish. I'm addicted to trying to catch them. Too bad it's such a long drive to get to where they live.
I caught a bunch of peacock bass, largemouth bass, Mayan cichlids, a tilapia, a bluegill and a clown knifefish. I wanted to catch my first ever clownfish. The best part was I caught it while we were fishing for the peacock bass. Otherwise we were going to go to a different spot on the lake and fish a different technique.
I'm learning that I'm no longer built for fishing the entire day. Now I'm good for around 5 hours. I remember when I'd sit in my boat all day in St. Mary's lake fishing 8 - 10 hours. And the 9 hour ride to get there is right at my daily driving limit. No more double digit driving days for me.
Clown knifefish are only found in 2 lakes in America. I fished both of them this trip. On the 1 lake I spent about an hour fishing for them with no success. Then the next day, I got lucky and got 1 under someone's dock while peacock bass fishing. Even if I didn't catch a clownfish, the day spent targeting peacocks was a blast. They are hard fighting fish. I'm addicted to trying to catch them. Too bad it's such a long drive to get to where they live.
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