Peqcocks In Everglades National Park?

[SamTheHam]

I got a few buddies that want to go fishing for peacocks. We are going to canoe and kayak in everglades national park down south. Did the peacocks make it down there? Any espific area we should concentrate on?

On another note are the bass and peacocks safer to eat from enp? We want to try a few fish but don't want to eat them from the city lakes and canals here in sfl.

[BassinLou]

After the big freeze in '09 for us in South Fl, the exotic fish were really affected. Many were killed off. The glades back then had a healthy population of pea's, oscars, and mayan cichlids. They are slowly starting to rebound. I have not caught a peacock or heard of anyone catching peacock out there for a very long time. However, on my last trip to the glades I did see a juvenile pea swimming around. As far as eating, there has been a bulletin out for a while now, cautioning people on the amount of fish caught in the glades due to high mercury levels. You will have better luck fishing for pea's in your local canals than out in the glades. 

[SirSnookalot]

I have a canal about a mile from my home that was loaded with peacocks.  During the freeze I saw scores and scores of them floating, interesting but I didn't see any dead small ones, only larger ones.  That tells me peacocks are still there even though I haven't caught one in this canal.  I am catching them in other areas not far from my home but from shore it isn't easy and sight casting has produced the majority of them.