Thanks Randy!! The heat has been brutal so I'm using the early or late high tides in any of the creeks that have started to darken because of the Tannic stain washing out of the swamp and any creek that has lower water temps!!

Thanks Ron!! I enjoy finding the Manatees and there's a reason they are so plentiful....It's called no people.....Us mammals gotta stick together.....Sea ya!!

Thanks Lee!! I'm amazed at natures ability to transform skin pigmentation based upon the chemical make-up of the water that are navigated by the different fish species.....Have a great weekend!!

NCIF.....Thanks!! ......LOL.....Here lately it's been the Invasion of the Dinks with the big fish showing up in the Spring Fed Creeks.....This boiling skinny water has really made the difference from the 2 months prior.....I hear the Scallops calling me from St. Martins in the morning......LOL!!

Thanks!! Glad you could stop by and check out my latest fishing presentation here on the Florida Gulf Coast!!

Thanks JJ!! You can't really see the Manatee's back but it was brown and crusty indicating a lot of time in the saltwater and of the mammals age.....This critter was about the size of my boat......LOL......Now that's a biggin'!! In the summers down here with inshore water temps near 90 degrees if you know where the spring fed creeks are you have a chance of hookin' up with multiple species and over the years I've found a lot of these locations both inside and outside of the Refuge!!😎

Thanks Rob!! Sometimes the spring fed creeks can hold a variety of fish species because the water temps are considerably cooler than the Gulf temps!! Here lately I seem to be a Manatee magnet and that manatee that swam by the boat was a freight train.....LOL......Have a great weekend!!

Thanks Dave!! I really enjoy filming the back country aquatic life and it seems like I'm finding all this wildlife on each trip up north.....The scenery holds my attention up there.....Have a great weekend!!

Thanks John!! If memory serves me I think you can include the Aardvark.....That's an ant eater with a long snout indigenous to Africa.....It's definitely a strange family tree.....LOL...Have a great weekend!!

Thanks!! I'm having a great time navigating, fishing and enjoying the scenic beauty here on the Florida Gulf Nature Coast!!

Thanks Wayn!! You know I see Manatees or Dolphin on most of my trips up north and a lot of these inshore species are lookin' for the cooler spring fed creeks around here.....Sea Ya!!

Thanks Icy!! My biggest problem is trying to avoid some of these monsters with the prop.....I'm constantly eyeballin' the surface during my runs and this is a common occurrence during just about every trip in the Refuge....Have a great weekend!!😎

DMP.....Thanks!! I'm fishing more in these spring fed creeks because the water temps are about 3-5 degrees cooler in the back country than the outside islands!!

Thanks Kerry!! Which Manatee were you talkin' about.....LOL!! I know if I'm a fish I wannabe somewhere that's got some cool water and there are plenty of freshwater creeks here on the Florida Nature Coast!!

LSJ....Thanks!! Now that was a good day in the Refuge!! I just took the weekend off especially with the frog strangler Sunday PM. I've got the Scallop gear in the boat to run up to Ozello this AM if this weather looks to be OK......

TOTWF.....Thanks!! I've been concentrating on creeks that are in the proximity of cooler water and those that have started to darken due to more Tannic color coming out of the swamp.....This sun has been brutal lately!! Good to hear you're managing the slams.....I've not had much luck with finding the Specks......I did jump a 100 lb. Tarpon last week on the outside islands!!

Yes the sun has been! Was out this morning on the outgoing tide and with no wind it was hot!! After those two slams, I have had a skunk and just one spec today, but missed several reds that just wouldn’t stay on.

Thanks " J " !! They do that.....The bigger the tail the more the fishpower....I'm all smiles when it feels like a Spot Tail Sub.....Have a great 4th!!

Thanks EA!! The back country seems to be the best bet with cooler water and darker color due to the influx of Tannic Color from the swamp.....The outside edges have only been producing small Reds.....I jumped a 100 lb. Tarpon last week up near Haulover Bay in about 6 ft. of water.....First time I been able to flip at a moving fish this year!!

Thanks Martin!! It is and with a 2 mile walk and beingattacked by thousands of Skeeters it's even better now that I made it back to the house without having to have a transfusion.....LOL!!

@@WesLovelace it's the no see ums that eat me up.

Thanks Vincent!! There's no doubt I could stay in Fish Fingers for a long time......In the case of these inshore species they are highly regulated and I take a lot of pleasure in Catch and Release......That being said when the offshore species are in season I have no problem stocking up for a fish fry.....Sea Ya!!

@@WesLovelace cheers.

Thanks Don!! I really enjoy filming the wildlife in habitat.....Especially Manatees.....I see them on almost every trip.....They are known as the gentle giants!! In reference to the Bull sharks I've seen 2 in the last month.....One was at least 6 feet and the other was about 2 feet.....I found both in less than 5 feet of water.....This species is not affected by the freshwater.....I do know that 6 footer followed my top water right to the boat.....That was a reel beast in the bushes.....LOL....Have a great weekend!!

@@WesLovelace Wow, that would not have been a good time to be wading in the shallows. Thanks and have a great Independence Day, my friend. Don 👍🏽🤠

DMP.....Thanks!! I've been checking a cam near the house and there hasn't been anything to speak of but I haven't looked at the other 4 cams in over 2 months.....I might check them at the end of the week!!