Peacocks anyone?

[Bass Mekanik]

I haven't posted in a while but I have been out there fishing. Tropical storm Fay was bogus around here but it did make for great fishing today. I started the day catching choice baits, mostly 2-3" mayan cichlids with the occasional salvini in the mix. After my bait bucket was full I proceeded to head to the spot to see if the peacock were chewing.

After soaking my first bait for what seemed like hours in the sweltering heat I get my first bite. A small 1.5lb peacock puts up a descent fight and was released. Off in the distance dark clouds come rolling in and it pours on me for a couple minutes then lets up. I head to a different spot near a culvert and toss a mayan into it. WHAM my bait get annihilated by a big peacock and he makes a run for some lily pads and breaks me off. I am ticked to say the least and tie on a 3ft 30lb leader. Next bait out gets slammed and I am graced with a 2lb11oz peacock.. No too bad but it wasn't the one I missed. The Next 5 baits all produce some nice 2-3lb peacocks. I only had two funky looking baits left which produced my biggest peacock of the day. A fat 4lber who put up a great fight and tore up my finger. What a great day before the afternoon thunderstorms. Here is the pic of the 4lber. If anyone is wondering what kind of baitfish that is its a cichlasoma salvini. They are not native to FL but have started a population in my neighborhood canal due to irresponsible fish keepers.

[Joe Boss]

Congratulations that is a beauty of a peacock. It has been my dream to take a trip south to try catching Peacocks and Oscars for a long time.

I really had a good laugh at your baitfish. I used to keep cichlasoma salvini in my fishtank. They are a great looking fish in a tropical aquarium.

[Speed Worm]

Tiny Peacock at Markham Park.

[Bass Mekanik]

I went out again today and caught a total of 5 up to 4lbs.  Heres a couple of pics of the bigger ones.  After closer inspection the bottom fish is the same one I caught a couple days ago in the first post.  You can tell by the spots on his side.  He must be a hungry bugger.

[Bassn Blvd]

Those are some nice Peascocks.  We need to do a south Florida Peacock outing.  

[IDbasser]

That would be so cool to catch one of those.  You guys are lucky.

[LCpointerKILLA]

i have newly moved to boca and fished this subdivision's pond and caught a few oscars. I'm pretty sure it has peacocks. any lures you recommend?

[macmaster761]

dude that is wicked sick, i wish i could fish for those, my grandparents live in hobe sound, are there peacocks in the jupiter area of florida? those are by far the coolest looking bass there are, kinda remind me of yellow perch we've got up here.

heres another question, do largemouth bass and these peacocks co-exist in the same waters? can u catch both in the same pond?

[Bassn Blvd]

dude that is wicked sick, i wish i could fish for those, my grandparents live in hobe sound, are there peacocks in the jupiter area of florida? those are by far the coolest looking bass there are, kinda remind me of yellow perch we've got up here.

heres another question, do largemouth bass and these peacocks co-exist in the same waters? can u catch both in the same pond?

I catch them on a regular basis in the Palm Beach canal which is about 20 miles south of Jupiter.?.  I bet you can get them up there.  

They do co-exist with large mouth and are quite the nuisance when your tournament fishing.

[Bassboss]

Tiny Peacock at Markham Park.

They got peacocks up in Gainesville to!?!?!?