Thread: Biggest Oscar Yet

People, please do not release your pets into our waters! Also check your boats when you travel from lake to lake so you do notintroduce other species and/or plant life into a different lake.

Originally Posted by wilbur

Whats the difference in a Mayan and a Oscar? They look the same to me. We would catch a few on Okeechobee bluegill fishing. I guess the Everglades around holiday park is loaded with them. To me they eat just as good as a bluegill or cracker

The top one is the Mayan Cichlid and the Oscar is on the bottom. The Mayans are a distinct reddish color with black vertical bars and the Oscar has a red spot on his tail. Made my first trip to the glades this year and it was a blast.
By the way, that is a Cherrywood rod in the 2nd picture. Had it at least 20 years. Got a Pfleuger President ultra light reel on it.