Big Lagoon early morning

timman · 08-07-2010, 03:34 PM

Headed out to Big Lagoon this morning and caught a beautiful sunrise over the water - but not much else. I did catch an undersize speck and a ladyfish. Also caught something that I couldn't identify. It looked kind of like a Monkfish, but I know they aren't native to this area. Brown in color, with a wide mouth and two sets of pectoral fins. Not too friendly looking, that 'feller. No wind and water was calm. Lots of grass floating in the water, though. Anyone having any luck on the grass flats early morning, or is the water just too warm?

fisheye48 · 08-07-2010, 03:59 PM

Without a pic i would guess a rockfish?

SHunter · 08-07-2010, 04:05 PM

I was thinking maybe a stonefish or sea robin. Next time take a photo. Most of these guys are good at identifying.

timman · 08-07-2010, 04:28 PM

Yeah, I forgot my camera this morning.

A picture would definitely make it easier to ID! I Googled the rockfish, stonefish and sea robin. Out of the three, it looked more like the sea robin. Large pectoral fins, wide mouth and distinctly blue-ish eyes.

Fisherdad1 · 08-07-2010, 04:40 PM

Not long ago my nephew caught a jawfish of the opistognathus species in little sabine. Probably an opistognathus robinsi or Spotfin Jawfish. Similar to a toadfish, but different.

See the following weblink: http://www.eol.org/pages/222159?vetted=true

Their coloration can very depending upon their habitat. Does this look like it.

timman · 08-07-2010, 05:06 PM

That wasn't what I caught. Head was bigger/wider and the pectoral fins were much larger. And there seemed to be two pec fins on each side.

Nopierpressure · 08-08-2010, 12:25 AM

I caught my first Sea Robin... I was using a D.O.A. gold fleck shrimp.... I have been told they are not as aggressive as they look. I didn't have pliers, had never seen one before, and with nobody around to ask... I just cut the line.

timman · 08-08-2010, 10:25 PM

Nopier....no kidding! If I didn't have my long pliers, I would have done the same thing. Between the mouth, the dorsal spike and the twin pecs, I wasn't going near the jighead with my hands! Oh, and I forgot to mention in my original post that this guy was making some awful croaking sounds. He sounded pretty upset that I had him hooked......!

RAMA JAMA · 08-09-2010, 12:12 AM

Could it have been a lizardfish? I caught a couple in NC a couple of weeks ago on a mirolure of all things! anyway, they were fiesty little suckers for sure, but i didn't think we had any down here.

captainblack · 08-09-2010, 02:27 AM

there are lizard fish around here but it doesnt really sound like that but then again the details are hard to go on alot of fish can look pretty similar

did it look at all like this? (if this link works) http://www.thejump.net/id/pics/leopard-searobin.jpg

08-07-2010, 03:34 PM	#1
timman Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Perdido Key Posts: 334	Big Lagoon early morning Headed out to Big Lagoon this morning and caught a beautiful sunrise over the water - but not much else. I did catch an undersize speck and a ladyfish. Also caught something that I couldn't identify. It looked kind of like a Monkfish, but I know they aren't native to this area. Brown in color, with a wide mouth and two sets of pectoral fins. Not too friendly looking, that 'feller. No wind and water was calm. Lots of grass floating in the water, though. Anyone having any luck on the grass flats early morning, or is the water just too warm?

08-07-2010, 04:28 PM	#4
timman Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Perdido Key Posts: 334	Yeah, I forgot my camera this morning. A picture would definitely make it easier to ID! I Googled the rockfish, stonefish and sea robin. Out of the three, it looked more like the sea robin. Large pectoral fins, wide mouth and distinctly blue-ish eyes. Last edited by timman; 08-07-2010 at 04:36 PM.

08-07-2010, 04:40 PM	#5
Fisherdad1 Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Navarre, FL Posts: 202	could be a jawfish Not long ago my nephew caught a jawfish of the opistognathus species in little sabine. Probably an opistognathus robinsi or Spotfin Jawfish. Similar to a toadfish, but different. See the following weblink: http://www.eol.org/pages/222159?vetted=true Their coloration can very depending upon their habitat. Does this look like it.

08-07-2010, 05:06 PM	#6
timman Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Perdido Key Posts: 334	That wasn't what I caught. Head was bigger/wider and the pectoral fins were much larger. And there seemed to be two pec fins on each side. Last edited by timman; 08-07-2010 at 05:08 PM.

08-08-2010, 12:25 AM	#7
Nopierpressure Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Holt, Florida Posts: 202	I caught my first Sea Robin... I was using a D.O.A. gold fleck shrimp.... I have been told they are not as aggressive as they look. I didn't have pliers, had never seen one before, and with nobody around to ask... I just cut the line. __________________ Help somebody if you can!

08-07-2010, 03:59 PM	#2
fisheye48 Senior Member Blue Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 4,485	Without a pic i would guess a rockfish?

08-07-2010, 04:05 PM	#3
SHunter Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,486	I was thinking maybe a stonefish or sea robin. Next time take a photo. Most of these guys are good at identifying.

08-08-2010, 10:25 PM	#8
timman Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Perdido Key Posts: 334	Nopier....no kidding! If I didn't have my long pliers, I would have done the same thing. Between the mouth, the dorsal spike and the twin pecs, I wasn't going near the jighead with my hands! Oh, and I forgot to mention in my original post that this guy was making some awful croaking sounds. He sounded pretty upset that I had him hooked......!

08-09-2010, 12:12 AM	#9
RAMA JAMA Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8	Could it have been a lizardfish? I caught a couple in NC a couple of weeks ago on a mirolure of all things! anyway, they were fiesty little suckers for sure, but i didn't think we had any down here.

08-09-2010, 02:27 AM	#10
captainblack Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pensacola, FL. Posts: 355	there are lizard fish around here but it doesnt really sound like that but then again the details are hard to go on alot of fish can look pretty similar did it look at all like this? (if this link works) http://www.thejump.net/id/pics/leopard-searobin.jpg __________________ cheers drinktank

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