Right in the middle of the Palmetto Bay township are some
nice stretches of canal. The backyards
of the houses along most of the canals usually butt right up against the canal,
although there are a few stretches that have enough bank to allow a fisherman
to walk along and fish.
I have never had
much luck in these easily accessible stretches but I did have great luck when I
went with the guide in a boat and fished the stretches that are not accessible
by foot.
I tried one of these easily accessible stretches with
Brooke. We fished it hard; but again,
didn’t have much luck. I had a couple of
strikes including a largemouth bass that jumped and threw the hook. Brooke however, caught a thick, good sized Tilapia
on a bright colored jig. One of the fish
that hit my jig was a butterfly peacock bass that was guarding the nest. At first I tried again to coax it to bite but
then noticed it was guarding its young with its partner.
You could see the couple dart out towards any
intruder. Also, looking close you could
see the brood staying near the diligent, protective parents.
Check out the way Florida provides their fishing
license. It’s like a credit card that
easily fits in your pocket or wallet.
It’s waterproof, easy to carry and looks cool. I wonder why other states haven’t caught on
yet. Every year I get these paper
licenses for Utah, Wyoming, Montana or Idaho and I have to fold them up and make
them fit in my wallet. Then it rains
while I’m out fishing or I slip in the water and the license gets wet. For my Florida license, one card contains my
Freshwater and Saltwater license information.
