Peacock fishing tips

[Yandro01]

I am completely knew to peacock fishing so had a few questions. What is the best time to fish these guys in the day and what do you guys recommend for soft bait or lures.. Also if anyone has any spots in miami that are willing to share please do so.. Thanks guys and rods up.

[acid832]

Best time is as long the sun is up.. The brighter the better. They will be cruising the shallows, near the drop offs.. Sometimes they may be on the ledge of drop offs. If you see two peacocks sitting in one aera that means there spawning and or guarding a nest. They will hit just about n e thing when there spawning beacuse there guarding there eggs. Do not catch more than 1 off a nest!! U can catch one and the other will still guard it. If u catch both they will not return to the nest and other fish are usually near by waiting to eat the eggs.
A bright buck tail , crappy jig ( white) , small top waters , anything bright will work. They are very aggressive feeders and they like flashy baits. If u use live bait use shiners , oscars , any small fish. Use small bright clausers patterns or small bait fish if u go on fly.. Peacocks are awesome on fly!! As far as where to go , everywhere !!! They are infested in all the lakes and waterways down here , u can pretty much go to any lake and find them.. Man made lakes are usually better than natural lakes beacuse the communities usually stock the lakes with peas..


Good luck!!!

[Crusader84]

I've caught most of my peacocks on either rapalas (mainly x-raps) and jigs working dropoffs.

[Yandro01]

Thanks everyone for the tips.. I fished for about two hours in the blue lagoon area and caught my first cichlid and bass.. I saw a few peacocks spawning since they were close to the shore but didn't go after the lure and were not active.. I was fishing with a Rapala bx minnow..I will try next time with live bait hopefully shiners..ill let you guys know how it goes

[chris21]

peacock fishing is seriously addicting and I cannot stop fishing for them, I wrote a very informative article under the fly fishing section that covers how to catch peacocks on the fly rod, in case you go in that direction!!

[acid832]

When they are spawning they will bot attack anything . U need to fiqure put where there nest is and just drop it there... Blue lagoon is great , remember there is also packed with snook and tarpon.. Good luck bro

[krash]

If you can't catch nesting Peacock bass you might as well pack it in and try another activity, there is not even any sport or pride in it, easier than shooting fish in a barrel with grenades.

You could walk to the bank near a nest, take a wizz and a Peacock bass will jump up and grab yer pecker, its just that easy.

[acid832]

I'm not a big peacockater ,lol .. But I think nesting fish fight less in general .. I fiqure cuz there beat from guarding it and lack of rest.. But then again I don't really mess with nesting fish. But everyone needs to start some were!

[acid832]

So I had rod and a couple lures in the back of my truck from the weekend, it's lunch break and decided to stop at an canal down here and this a lure , first cast i was one , wen 5/12 on peas... Wonderful lunch break!!!

[BEOWULF]

You could walk to the bank near a nest, take a wizz and a Peacock bass will jump up and grab yer pecker, its just that easy.

Guess that's how they got the name pea-cock eh?

[full-cooler]

You could walk to the bank near a nest, take a wizz and a Peacock bass will jump up and grab yer pecker, its just that easy.

Guess that's how they got the name pea-cock eh?

lol