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Thanks!! You never know which species of Wildlife will show up in the trail cameras here on the Florida Gulf Coast!!

Thanks!! I never miss a chance Dolphin when I find a pod of mammals in shallow water and here lately I'm finding the fish in spring fed creeks.......Have a great week!!

DMP.....Thanks I had a female in my yard this morning about 8 AM......I get her in my camera a lot just down the road......Right now I'm enjoying this Rock and Roll storm....It's now due west of the house about 100 miles.....We are getting the squalls to 40/50 mph....If this keeps up I might have to turn on the bilge pump.....LOL!!

Thanks Icy!! It's interesting how many times I've come across pods of Manatees and Dolphin!! The interesting part is just how docile and interested in my green boat they usually are.....Most folks will never get to see the clips I put into my videos!! I came to Florida in my middle 20's and had almost no knowledge of Saltwater species.....All I did was fish the Fresh.....Now since then I've feasted on just about every species you can think of.....My vocabulary includes what some folks call a trash....If I can fillet it....I'll consume it.....LOL With my first catch I knew it was a cat and I found out they were reel tasty.....Anymore it's rare for me to catch one....In fact that was the first one I've shown on the channel after 5 years.....Sea Ya!!

There is only one comercial crabber in the Southern Refuge from Haulover Bay to Wall Bay and his traps are in the creeks and not in the open water of the bays!!😎

@@WesLovelace I just don't notice any crab pot bouys in your vids...I do think I saw one in this vid you posted..wasn't sure if it was a bouy or seagull..lol...

@@fishnski9211 The crabber works out of the River up there and probably has about 50 traps.....He's the only one I see in my travels and he has them well scattered!!

Thanks Judy!! When the light starts to fade the IR sensors can be seen by all the wildlife....Some are keenly aware of the presence and others could care less!! In the last year I have injured myself in the swamp because of all the debris on the ground plus the ground is either muddy or soft from rain....If I can suffer an injury I'm sure the critters can do the same.....I can recover....But I'm not so sure a Deer could.....I'm waiting from another Tropical Storm to knock on my Front Door in the morning.....LOL......Enjoy your Sunday!!

Dear Wes, please be careful and I’ll pray your weather tomorrow is as kind as it can be. Our weather as of late, is unpredictable. A few months back here in Jersey, we had an earthquake. I never thought I would see an earthquake. It was scary. 😱

Thanks Rande!! I've run across a couple of Rattlers, Hogs and Deer over the last 1 1/2 years.....Actually I've been unimpressed with the quantity.....Seems a lot of the critters moved to higher ground after Hurricane Idalia last September!!

Thanks Ron!! The critter cunt has really dwindled since Hurricane Idalia last September.....Seems all of the wildlife has moved to higher ground.....Now there's another storm headed my way tomorrow.....Trying to get everything ready for the big flood.....LOL!!

Thanks Marc!! The critter count has been reel slim since Hurricane Adalia last September!! Hope the family had a great time on the beach and it seems you got out just in time with this storm heading in this direction by Sunday.....The trials of living on the water!!

Thanks Wayn!! It will be rockin' around here Sunday morning.....It's not the first time....LOL!! the Panthers are all south in the Glades although there have been sightings just below Tampa Bay!! That was a big male Bobcat ....No tail and there were a couple of year old coyotes....It's kinda nice to see all the wildlife this close to the house!!

Thanks John!! Here lately the wildlife filming has been real thin.....Seems most of the critters are on vacation.....LOL!!

Thanks J!! Got another storm headed for my front door again.....Sometimes I really hate living out here.....LOL!!

@@WesLovelace Looks like you will get more water being pushed in, good luck and stay safe.

Thanks Henri!! I hate using straps.....The little augers work a lot better!! No panthers up here.... The long tail was a coyote and short tail a bobcat!!

Thanks Clifford!! They may not be the only ones.....This one could be kicking my butt by Sunday unless I just get lucky again!!

Thanks TCNE!! Swamp life has been a bit thin since Hurricane Adalia last September.....A lot of the wildlife moved to higher ground because of the flooding....I'm not sure the activity will ever return!!

@@WesLovelace yikes that is a bummer

Thanks!! I really enjoy walking and eyeballing the jungle scenery here on the Florida Nature Cast!!

Thanks Henri!! Flipper was a bonus and anytime I can find a friendly pod of Dolphin or Manatees I try to get some footage....In 3 feet of crystal water they really stand out especially when they are watching me and the boat.....LOL!!

Thanks!! I never know what species will show up when I'm fishing the shallow waters of the Gulf here on the Florida Gulf Coast!!

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Thanks Dave!! I don't do a lot of diving anymore and I gave up tanks a while back but I still free dive for scallops and lobsters when the season is in!!

Thanks Rande!! I can't remember the last time I caught one of these critters.....I rarely fish the open bays for Trout any more and I know these fish are normally found in this environment!!

Thanks J!! I hadn't seen one in years until this critter showed....I'm always thinking abut those species than I never see anymore......They gotta be reel scarce!!

BNW.....Thanks!! Sees like I'm in the right place ever time I manage to film Flipper and Manateez here on the coast.....Definitely a unique experience every time I manage to find both species!!

Simply Me....Thanks!! I never know what species I might me able to film when I'm on the Gulf of Mexico!!

NCIF.....Thanks!! Between Flipper and the Manateez I never miss a chance to film them.....As long as I don't frighten them I always manage to get some great footage in the skinny water.....I got 4 T's with a Pup in front of the house this morning!!

@@WesLovelace spooking a manatee is always something I try to avoid. Those early morning paddles put me on edge.

@@naturecoastinshorefishing4397 It's very rare I don't get advanced warning they are around.....I'm constantly scanning the surface horizon in my travels.....This morning I drifted right up to Mom and her pup!!😎....Big tides this AM and tomorrow!!

DMP Thanks!! Out this AM at the crack of dawn.....Couple of Reds and 4 Manateez before the battery died.....LOL!!

Thanks Ron!! Kinda nice when I run across different scenarios that allow a multitude of different species to be filmed.....Especially Manatees and Dolphin.....Most of the time it's the right place at the right time.....Sea Ya!!

Thanks John!! I'm picking my time in the skinny water.....I don't like all this heat and neither do the fish.....Cooler water from the springs or somewhere that's got a lot of shade!!

Thanks!! After a few months I'm really enjoying the new tech.....So much better than the old 25 2 smoker....LOL!!

Thanks Ryan!! This heat is keeping me off the water so having a great few hours with the Flippers and the locals was a reel treat!!

Thanks Vincent!! The heat here has kept me off the water lately..... but with 50+ sq. miles of coastline and my knowledge of the area it's very rare that I get the big Zero.....LOL!!

Thanks!! I'm always trying to film Flippers in my travels....Most of the time they make filming reel easy.....Good luck fishing the back country in Ontario.....Look forward to seeing the wilderness!!

Thanks Rob!! I really enjoy finding a pod of friendly flippers in my travels .....Seems like most of them don't mind being on the tube.....LOL!!

Thanks!! I never know what species of fish I might come across in the Refuge here on the Florida Gulf Coast!!

Thanks RDF!! Managing to film Dolphin is always a plus in my book.....Here lately with all this extreme weather I've been on the struggle bus looking for fish in the skinny water!!

Thanks Wayn!! Every once in a while I'll come across a pod of friendly Flippers in the shallow water up there.....They are very intelligent mammals and most of the time very easy to film!!

Thanks CJD!! When I first came here I had several guys I fished with tell me the same thing.....So I caught one down at the Big Bend powerplant in Tampa Bay and filleted the critter and I found it to be as good as a freshwater Catfish....I've tried a few questionable species over the years and I'm still fishing.....LOL!!

Thanks John!! I don't get to see Dolphin up close very often in such shallow water!!

Thanks Dug!! There are a lot of different traits attached to each species that I manage to catch here on the coast!!

Thanks Dug!! They are well camouflaged in all the veggies.....LOL.....I'm in 6 ft. of very clear water and to me they are reel easy to distinguish in the bottom cover plus these Calico Scallops are edible right from the shell without cooking.....These are some tasty critters!!

Thanks Randy!! I've been doing this for over 20 years and seen the catch go from bucket loads to handfuls in this area but regardless of the outcome swimming the warm crystal waters of the Gulf, watching the flashing Pinfish and poking around the thick bottom grass looking for the elusive Scallop is still an experience that I enjoy every year.....Have a great week!!

Thanks C-LOS!! Well now I know to try out in front of PIB or Haulover.....Hope you didn't have to pole back to Bayport!!

FDF....Thanks!! It is a wasteland except if you find a small rock pile or reef!! I use to shallow water Grouper fish these small patch reefs years ago.....Now everyone has the numbers and the fishing no longer exists which is the way of Florida anymore....If I had a boat capable of over a 100 miles I could do far more than I do today!! I'm snorkeling in 6 ft. of water and I can still free dive in 30 ft. of water.....I gave up tank dives about 4 years ago.....Age catches up with everyone and I'm feeling the effects.....LOL!!

Thanks Yuri!! It's an enjoyable way to spend a few hours on the warm waters of the Gulf and t get a fish-eye view in the crystal water!!

Thanks J!! They certainly didn't last very long....Kinda like they were inhaled.....LOL!!

GFF Thanks!! Scalloping isn't what it use to be but I enjoy just swimming around in the warm waters of the Gulf watching all the pinfish flash in the tall grass and manage a few scallops for the dinner plate!!

Thanks Phillip!! I've been chasing these Bi-Valves for years and what I managed to find during this trip was less than what I found at the end of last year.....I never miss a scallop season.....The warm crystal water and all the flashing pinfish along with the thick seagrass makes the trip worth while!!

Thanks Carlos!! I was going to try Aripeka just to see if that area is any better.....I could run the skinny boat down there from here.....Let me know how it goes!!😎

Thanks Rande!! I enjoy scalloping in shallow water.....Mask , Fins, Snorkel and a small mesh bag.....Very easy in this crystal water with the flashing pinfish and beautiful bottom vegetation in just 6 ft. of warm Gulf of Mexico water!!