Mixed Bag of Cichlids

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bluebill
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Location: St James City, FL

Mixed Bag of Cichlids

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I caught this tilapia and the mayan cichlid from the same lake here on Pine Island.

The lake probably was an old gravel/sand pit and now is a big detention pond. I have never seen or hooked a bass in this lake and am not sure why they are not there. Seems like a good bass lake with some shallows, some deep water and lots of grasses and cattails.

There are many less Mayans than before the freeze in January.

The tilapia will take a yellow plastic grub or yellow fly worked close to the bottom.

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There are lots of tilapia in this lake and some of the island residents who have ponds have castnetted tilapia to stock their own ponds.

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