Trout Recruitment and other ??'s

Littoral · Post by **Littoral** » August 31st, 2004, 12:57 pm

A few things I've noticed this year.
First is the best news. Just from general observations there are far more 2-4" trout around than I've ever seen over the last ten years. (I catch them trawling while leading marine biology classes)
The Gag recruitment seems typical.
The killi fish (bull minnows) numbers are real low. They're around but not like I'm used to seeing.
Small mullet, 2-6", are everywhere. Higher numbers than I'm used to seeing.
Spanish are much more scattered than prior years. Why?
Not many Blue Runners.
More and bigger Bluefish.
Where are the Jacks? I did just read about them to the east but I haven't seen them for two years west of St Marks.

Post by **tin can** » August 31st, 2004, 1:03 pm

Good info, Lit. Thanks.

Post by **mjsigns** » August 31st, 2004, 1:09 pm

A glimpse of things to come...?

Post by **Sir reel** » August 31st, 2004, 2:32 pm

Thanks for the report Lit.

as a side note....I for one would sure be interested in any comments you might have about the "study results" that were referenced in the Democrat last friday.

Thanks.

Littoral · Post by **Littoral** » August 31st, 2004, 3:26 pm

Which report/study? If you'll send me a link I'd be happy to add my 2 cents, for what it's worth. I'll critique both ways but I can tell you ahead of time that very few people are aware of the amount of rigor that goes into Marine Fisheries reports.
Rigor means real data from real experiments reviewed critically by qualified people who's job it is to find flaws in the work.

Post by **Gilligan** » August 31st, 2004, 3:27 pm

Do the blue runners and jacks eat the bull minnows, as well as the
trout ?

Post by **Sir reel** » August 31st, 2004, 3:40 pm

Littoral wrote:

Which report/study?

here is the link.
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat ... 508395.htm

Littoral · Post by **Littoral** » August 31st, 2004, 3:43 pm

No, bull minnows live in the shallow-nearshore water (littoral zone

) so they wouldn't normally interact with Jacks (Crevale or Blue Runners).

My interest was peaked so I looked, here's the link to the article.
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahas ... 508395.htm
My 2 cents will come in a new topic post.

Thanks Sir Reel

Post by **CSMarine** » September 1st, 2004, 11:39 am

Thanks Lit.

Post by **Old Dog** » September 8th, 2004, 11:17 am

I've seen a large school of jacks in St. Andrews Bay recently. (clear water (5' depth) and could see them quite well. Hooked one on a Chug Bug, and got spooled before I knew it.
OD