Species #145 — Common Snook

Luke Ovgard Saltwater Fishing, SpeciesQuest

Species: Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) Location: Titusville, Florida Date: July 9, 2018 It wasn’t a tarpon. It wasn’t a Ladyfish, either. It was something lighter in color with a big mouth. It was a snook. Snook are awesome. For years, they’ve been near the top of my target list, but they always seemed so unrealistic. Every video…

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Species #144 — Ladyfish

Luke Ovgard Saltwater Fishing, SpeciesQuest

Species: Ladyfish (Elops saurus) Location: Titusville, Florida Date: July 9, 2018 Though Ladyfish can grow quite large, none of the 20 or so I caught while chasing tarpon were. I did manage to hook into one pushing 30 inches in length, but it spit the hook almost immediately. I was fishing a stretch of Florida brackish swamp…

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