Pompano - 2-13-2015 at 11:03 AM
Something for fishermen to remember.
I came across this scene while reviewing some videos from Conception Bay made back in 1987 and decided to make a 'captured' photo of a frame. This
shows a large snook or 'robalo' caught by amigo rancher and fisherman, Manuel Diaz. Manuel caught it near Cocos Beach and gifted it to my
neighbor, Bob Moore (in pic), for a fiesta at his Coyote casa. A fairly rare catch even back then, and this was the last snook of that size that I
have seen caught in this area. Truly, another Back-In-The-Day event.
For some comparison, here's a snook I got in Mag Bay about 10 years later using jumbo shrimp as bait on a guide boat that we poled next to the
mangroves. Man, those shrimp were giants! Hey, we almost decided to eat the bait instead...but the snook was delicious that night at our
camp. Note: There is still great snook fishing in Mag Bay today.
[Edited on 2-13-2015 by Pompano]
bajajudy - 2-13-2015 at 12:58 PM
Man oh man
Robalo is my favorite fish.
We catch them here when the estero breaks through.
55steve - 2-13-2015 at 12:59 PM
There used to be a group of them that hangs around the launch ramp at Cabo.
Russ - 2-14-2015 at 06:35 AM
Here's some info on them
http://www.snookfoundation.org/info/about-snook.html
basautter - 2-14-2015 at 08:02 AM
Thanks for sharing! Can't wait for my next visit.
