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It's been a strange Spring & early summer and I was wondering what else anyone has seen, or not seen that we expect to be here now. I caught a "giant" spot tail pinfish within a 100 yards of shore last week. I also found a species of crab that I've never seen nearshore, only offshore (Calappa, 1 adult and 1 juv.). Weird stuff. I'm guessing salinity. There is a very strong recruitment of gags out there in 2 size classes (~2cm and about 8cm). I've never seen those numbers before. I can't say I've seen the number of sharks that other's are reporting but that's another curiosity.
Any other stuff to report?

Calappa Crab- I had to google that one...


Reminds me a little of a Leopard Crab- we used to catch a ton of those off Mexico Beach


I love the Scientific Posts!

Lit check PM.

A full time Tarpon guide told me that he saw a big Mako.
Here.

No cobia? I've seen/caught more in the past two weeks than ever before. We've had five in the boat in the past two weekends; only one keeper...

Thanks for the other insight.

SHOWBOAT wrote:No cobia? I've seen/caught more in the past two weeks than ever before. We've had five in the boat in the past two weekends; only one keeper...

Thanks. I figured somebody had seen some but hadn't heard anything at all recently.
Finally saw Pilchards today & hadn't seen any of those for weeks.

Lit, If you don't mind sharing where did you see the Calappa crab. I've never seen anything like that. Thanks

That is a pretty wicked awsome crab where exactly do you find those

SHOWBOAT wrote:Lit, If you don't mind sharing where did you see the Calappa crab. I've never seen anything like that. Thanks

In ~12 feet just off St Theresa. Again, they're normally ofshore.

Where are the Cannon Ball jellyfish?