Baby Tarpon Report

Thank you for reading this Baby Tarpon Report. Only fished one day, but got some of those lovely little ‘poons. Enjoy the pics!

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Monday

– rained all day. Fearing I might melt, I stayed home. We got a lot of rain in a few days, and the Econ blew right up.

This week’s readings from the Econ River gauge at Snow Hill Road.

Tuesday

Needham’s Skimmer ♀︎

– went to Orlando Wetlands Park to do some walking and hopefully photograph dragonflies. There were lots of dragonflies! Dragonflies, even when perched, are hard to photograph. First, they’re small. Second, they see really well. Third, they don’t trust large bipeds. You try to get closer- they fly away. So you need patience, and a big lens that focuses quickly helps, too.

Eastern Pondhawk ♀︎

Four-Spotted Pennant ♀︎

Marsh bunny.

This grackle had caught a crayfish and had dismembered it before trying to eat it. You can see the claws behind where the action is.

Other photographers. They love the place!

Scarlet rosemallow, a wild hibiscus.

great egret.

great blue heron.

four-spotted pennant ♀︎

Wednesday

– had to stay home, AC guy came to service the unit. Working AC in Florida in the summer, real important!

Thursday

The fly is a small, white gurgler.

– went fly fishing for baby silver in Mosquito Lagoon. I found them. They ate my favorite baby tarpon fly well. I caught a bunch. If only I could find some in the 20-pound range!

Friday

A type of paw-paw, not yet ripe.

– Went on a wildflower walk (a mile, maybe a little more) in the Wiregrass Prairie Preserve in Volusia County with Tommy Nordmann, Explore Volusia Environmental Specialist. It was good. Warm, but good. Got to learn a little about Florida wildflowers, got to eat some blueberries, got to meet some new folks. I need to do more of this kind of thing.

Yellow star-grass

Rose rush

Yellow milkwort

Wiregrass Prairie, a pine-palmetto flatwoods

That’s my Baby Tarpon Report. As always, thanks for reading!

Every day is a blessing. Don’t waste it- Go fishing! Go paddling! Go walking! Stay active!

John Kumiski
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