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These little grouper will one day grow
up and dominate the reef.
Though far more common along
offshore reefs, black seabass are
also at home in local inlets.
You have to bundle up warm if you
want to catch flounder in the fall. Gayle
and I with a big Gulf Flounder.
Apparently little girls don't like Oyster
Toadfish much. Poor Mr. Toadfish!
A Sea Robin, caught at Sebastian
Inlet in Nov 2006, makes a break for
security along the bottom.
A close up of the serious teeth of
this ribbonfish!
A closer shot of the ribbonfish.
A big spottail pinfish caught in
the surf and admired by
3-year-old Anna, from Palm Bay.
Morning surf catch: including black
margates, bluefish, whiting and snook.
Oct 2006.
Mike and Jack show off a Mosquito
Lagoon redfish they caught with Capt.
Jim Ross.
Shannon, of Palm Bay, took fishing
lessons with Fish Brevard, and shows
off a black  margate she caught during
her first surf fishing excusion.
Dean from Cape Canaveral, shares a
wave with a shark.
My first in-season slot-size snook in 6
years caught in the surf, Oct 2006! She
weighed in at 12 lbs. So much fun
targeting these gals in the surf!
Capt. Jim Ross with client Mike and a
Mosquito Lagoon redfish.
Randy, from Orlando, shows off his
stringer of flounder and mangrove
snapper speared offshore Ponce
Inlet in October 2006.
Marc, Tom and Ray, of Melbourne and
Josh, of Orlando, display their catch
with Capt. Russ Sinclair. Amberjack to
38 lbs, gag grouper to 28 lbs, dolphin
to 32 lbs and a red snapper of 21 lbs
all came from 20 to 30 miles offshore
Port Canaveral.
Another shot of this amazing catch.
Lenny, of Sanford displays a nice
hogfish shot 25 miles out of Ponce
Inlet. Oct 2006
Close up photo of a Southern
Flounder's face. The southerns, of
genus Paralichthys, are left-eyed
flounders, meaning both of their eyes
are on their left sides.
Easy to hook, these pompano have
thick, lips and meaty mouths.
The Southern Stargazer is another
common reef and inlet dweller in
Florida. These guys are pretty but have
a nasty electrical plate on their head.
A large Gulf Flounder, which
generally average less than a pound,
but can scale to 5 pounds. This one
was just shy of 3 pounds.
Small Lane Snapper are common
along inlets and structure along the
Intracoastal in Brevard and Indian
River counties.
Snook have wide mouths with small,
rough teeth that can fray your leader.
What is really sharp, and potentially
dangerous, are their sharp gill plates.
Robin and J.J. show off over-sized
reds caught with boyfriend and dad,
Capt. Jim Ross in November, 2006.
Inshore Lizardfish are common
along inlets and rocky areas along
the Intracoastal in Florida. Watch your
fingers with these guys!
My second biggest flounder this
season, a 5.5 pound Southern caught
in early November at Sebastian Inlet.
Jake and Will display their first surf
fishing expedition's catch, a bucket
of blues. Caught during Fishing
Lessons with Beth Sinclair of Fish
Brevard. November 2006.
Will shows off two bruiser beach
bluefish, he named Jo Momma and
Mr. Bill. November 2006.
Jake shows off a few of the blues
taken in Melbourne Beach during his
and his brother's first surf fishing trip.
Robin shows off a fat Mosquito
Lagoon redfish caught with boyfriend,
Capt. Jim Ross. November 2006.
Ed Perry shows off his talent, dubbed
the Matt Man, with a 14.5 lb. Southern
Flounder from Sebastian Inlet.
Susie shows off her first legal-sized
flounder, a small Southern male, at
Sebastian Inlet.
Greg holds a Spanish mackerel
which weighed just under 3 1/2 lbs -
fairly big for these guys. Caught on
live finger mullet.
Close up of the Spanish mackerel's
head - check out those teeth! These
guys are masters at cutting through
monofilament.
James displays a 12.5 pound
Southern Flounder. A surprise fish
taken during a slow day of flounder
fishing at Sebastian Inlet.
Yours truly with my biggest flounder to
date, a fat 8-pound Southern lady who
saved me from getting skunked!
These little black grouper are active
around all sorts of structure along the
Indian River Lagoon. Handle with
care so they can grow up!
Ed Perry with his biggest Southern
Flounder this season, a 9-pounder
caught in December.
Little spotted seatrout like this one,
dominate most Indian River Lagoon
grass flats.
Not a fish, but an exotic Red Tail Boa,
found run over on the road in Sebastian
Inlet State Park. Remember, never
release your pets into the wild!
This 9-pound Southern Flounder
attempts to blend in with the anchor
rope on the Banana Onboard!
10-Year old Parker with a 7-pound
black drum caught on his birthday
with Capt. Ron Presley.
Me with an average sized Spanish
Mackerel caught on a jig.
3-pound Indian River Lagoon
Pompano, caught on jig by Ed Perry.
A huge Indian River ladyfish. These
guys are active all over the grass flats
and put up a great, tail-walking fight!
A Ribbonfish, long, shiney with
wicked teeth! A fish you won't forget
easily! Caught at Sebastian Inlet.