Thread: Mudfish Day

I haven’t caught any of these for a while but caught 3 of them today. I want to know how they are born so big cuz I never see a small one. One was a new personal best on 2 lb test, tipped the scale at 2lbs 15oz. Quite the fighters. I also got a few crappie and bluegill, and 3 smaller Largemouth. Didn’t launch til after 3 and pulled after 6 when light started getting low. I met a photographer today that identified the hawk that has had me puzzled for a few weeks. Turned out to be an Everglades snail kite. Roughly the same size as a red shouldered hawk and the majority of its diet is apple snails, which it was eating one of the first times I saw it. Also identified another bird I saw a month or so back. It was a Purple Gallinule, one of the most brilliantly colored wild birds I’ve ever seen. Both of these are worth looking up. I pay attention to the wildlife and birds in particular and these are the first of these that I can ever remember seeing. A few pics of today’s visitors, hope to see y’all on the water soon, til then.....Skeet