non-natives

I decided to go fishing on the same canal again after I caught the peacock, so I was back again in the morning.  I was using the same fly, a blue and white streamer, which when stripped has a little action to it.  I cast it across to the other bank, and a few strips in felt the pull of what felt to be a big fish.  as I reeled it in, I once again saw the flash of orange, but it was much smaller.  The fish pulled drag, and when finally landed it, it was a small Mayan Cichlid.  I continued to fish for about another hour or so, and hooked into another one on the same streamer.  This fish too fought hard.  It took a couple minutes to finally land, and when I did, I saw that I had gotten my first male peacock.  They are identified as males when they have a large bump on their head.  I continued to fish for a little while longer.  I had two peacocks follow my streamer, saw another two swim by, and watched a gar violently attack, but nothing else was taken to hand.  All in all, a good morning.

male peacock

mayan cichlid