If you have never fished for a Florida peacock
bass, we hope this peaks your interest enough to take your first venture
into the Miami Lakes for this fantastic sport fish. We have had hundreds
of clients in search of peacock bass and would be delighted if you would
allow us to make your fishing trip of a lifetime dream come true with
one of our pro peacock bass fishing
guides.
Although its basic shape very closely resembles that of the largemouth
bass, the peacock bass is not actually
a member of the bass family. It belongs to a family of fish known as "cichlids
", one of that boasts more than 1,000 species worldwide and is well known
to tropical fish enthusiasts. Like the largemouth
bass, the peacock bass prefers to ambush unsuspecting pray from a
stealthy vantage point and demonstrates a gluttonous appetite. The similarity
ends there, however the peacock
bass is much more eye appealing than its North American counterpart,
colorfully adorned in varying shades of green, blue, orange and gold.
Don't let this appearance fool you however. The peacock bass is much more
aggressive that a largemouth, often pursuing lures or fleeing prey the
same size. The peacock bass routinely breaks line and destroys tackle.
Although four distinct species of peacock bass, known as pavon in Venezuela,
Colombia, Peru and Brazil, are from South America, at lease two or more
of the species have made its way to North America (South
Florida).
A common characteristic shared by all species of peacock bass is the
black circular "eye spot" dramatically rimmed in gold on
the base of the caudal fin. Since this spot closely resembles the one
found on the tail plume of the land dwelling peacock fowl, and the profile
of the fish resembles the North American black bass, the name peacock
bass became the perfect moniker.The butterfly pavon is one
of the most colorful and more plentiful. Florida peacock bass typically
average two to four pounds, but as seen in the picture above they are
getting much larger. (6.4 lbs).
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on
the base of the caudal fin. Since this spot closely resembles the one
found on the tail plume of the land dwelling peacock fowl, and the profile
of the fish resembles the North American black bass, the name