Headed out to Lake Manatee this morning. Caught quite a few quality fish. Got some nice bluegill, speckled perch and tilapia. Caught some bass, but they were all small.

Top fly was my No. 8 Nymph FLY (Fuzzy Leach Yarn) that I just tied on Thursday. It did really well.

Specks are in the shallows and average about 1 1/2 pounds. I fished east of the S.R. 64 bridge along the north side of the lake.

Bite was semi-slow, but consistent. You just had to keep your fly in the water.

Got quite a few fish in the afternoon on the Myakka Minnow.

First speck:



Tilapia (great fight):



Bluegill:



Golden shiner:

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Steve
Southern Drawl Kayak Fishing
Native Watercraft-endorsed guide
gibbysfishingblog.blogspot.com

WOW - great day. What is your rod/reel/line set up?

Looks like a good day ... Black Water Fish ... either they are hitting good or not at all .... is that a Ghnee Boat you are using ??

Have a great day

JSC

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JSC On The Choctawhatchee

I was using a TFO Finesse 1-weight fly rod with floating line, TFO reel, 9-foot leader with 6X tippet. Fly was one I call a FLY Nymph on a No. 8 hook. I fished it under a strike indicator.

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Steve
Southern Drawl Kayak Fishing
Native Watercraft-endorsed guide
gibbysfishingblog.blogspot.com

I was fishing out of my Native Watercraft Ultimate 14.5.

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Steve
Southern Drawl Kayak Fishing
Native Watercraft-endorsed guide
gibbysfishingblog.blogspot.com