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While fishing the East flats yesterday I caught this in about 4 ft of water over lots of grass. What is it? Has teeth just like a sheepshead.

Looks like the lost 102 Dalmation....fish.

that a clone of a black Drum after they have lived in the waters of keaton beach and swim in the chit that flowing aroungfrom the spill over if human waste then the fish went towards light house to find cleaner waters

Its a porgy, probably a jolthead porgy. You can catch them offshore, mostly west of Dog Island, although now and then I catch one off St. Marks. The drift boat operators call them "silver snapper" and most people keep them to eat. There is a minimum size limit, though.

Lots of fish grow up in the grass beds and then move offshore to mature. You will commonly catch small gag grouper on the flats at certain times of year.

EJ

Thanks EJ, I knew someone could tell me. Jolthead Porgy. Pic from FWC fish id site

Don't know about the Jolthead Porgy thing. I've always known them as Key West Grunt.

Looks like Grouper bait.

It's a sheepshead porgy according to Reef Fish by Paul Human