01-26-2004, 01:35 PM
[cool][blue][size 1]Hey, Mr. X, there are at least two species of peacock bass in southern Florida. Not only are they found in several managed lakes, but are not uncommon in the canals that crisscross the area. They are really sensitive to cold, however, and a cold snap that drops the water temps below about 75 degrees will kill off a lot of them.[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]I have spent quite a bit of time around the Fort Lauderdale area...mostly on business. Down there you can never be sure what you might catch out of some of those canals and waterways. People dump their aquarium fish and exotic species into the water and folks are always coming up with something new that has to be identified by the fisheries departments.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Several of those wild colored South American catfish have been taken by Florida anglers and have ended up on internet "WHATIZZIT" threads.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]I have spent quite a bit of time around the Fort Lauderdale area...mostly on business. Down there you can never be sure what you might catch out of some of those canals and waterways. People dump their aquarium fish and exotic species into the water and folks are always coming up with something new that has to be identified by the fisheries departments.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Several of those wild colored South American catfish have been taken by Florida anglers and have ended up on internet "WHATIZZIT" threads.[/size][/#0000ff]
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