Blue Heron Bridge Trolls

[Sully3]

thanks, john. Rebel xti and ikelite housing. Tokina 10-17. Interestingly, i *had* been pointing interesting finds out to snorkelers just before it "disappeared".

No idea about the tongue on this guy. . .

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you got one!

 

[CajunDiva]

I have substantial experience with "crawdads"...what we call crawfish! That definitely is not one of 'em

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The hole these things live in look an awful lot like the holes that the jawfish make. And, they *really* don't seem to want their pitchers took.

Don't see anything like it in the Reef Creature book, but Google Images makes me wonder if it is just a regular old freshwater crayfish. I've only ever seen them in very shallow water (and only for brief glimpses). I've told that the nasty top few feet of water this week at the bridge has been that way because it is possibly fresh water. Wonder if the top few feet of water in the lagoon is always fresh. . .

 

[dumpsterDiver]

I seem to remember a small rare tropical lobster (with claws) that I caught on a night dive in Palm Beach. It was 4-5 inches long... flame lobster?

 

[mntlblok]

you got one!

Shoot, I find these guys every coupla years. No big deal. . .

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I have substantial experience with "crawdads"...what we call crawfish! That definitely is not one of 'em

Gonna be in NO in a couple of weeks. I'll check them out. Ain't suckin no heads, though.

Do you ever actually utilize a line and a pole with them??

---------- Post added September 30th, 2013 at 05:41 AM ----------

I seem to remember a small rare tropical lobster (with claws) that I caught on a night dive in Palm Beach. It was 4-5 inches long... flame lobster?

Google Images suggests those guys is be much purtier than this skinny, little black thing.

 

[CajunDiva]

Gonna be in NO in a couple of weeks. I'll check them out. Ain't suckin no heads, though.

Do you ever actually utilize a line and a pole with them??

Yeah...you can do without whatever you'd suck out of the head :coolingoff:

No, you don't catch them with a line and pole. You set out traps with a piece of chicken/turkey neck tied in the middle. They crawl in to munch and you check the traps every now and then. (It's what you do between checking the traps that can be lots of fun ;-) There are usually several crawfish in each trap when you check them...doesn't take long to have enough for a good Cajun crawfish boil

 

[jet126]

I know tides are not good this week but if anyone ventures out today or tomorrow please post a viz report.
TIA!
jet

 

[mntlblok]

Just remembered that I ran into a snook earlier on during Sunday's dive. Reminded me that I had once seen a photo or video in the thread of a big wad of those things hanging out somewhere around the bridge. I was pretty well lost in the poor viz on Sunday, but I was somewhere on the edge of Singer Island in what looked like a junk yard with an old washing machine and other big, scary-looking pieces of metal lying around with a bunch of pink sponge (hiding zero seahorses). Did I only dream those snook pics? Anybody know where they're likely to be found?

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Snook do hang out near the sailboat that is under the east bridge. Often quite a few of them.

 

[jimw]

...and also under the western end of the east bridge. I think too small to keep if hooked.

 

[mntlblok]

Snook do hang out near the sailboat that is under the east bridge. Often quite a few of them.

Saw some large schools of both chubs and spadefish whipping around that area, making it even *scarier* under there in the dark. . .