Lion fish # 2 arrived from Haiti
- Thread starter bobimport
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A diver just returned from the Abacos in the Bahamas. He was working on a large fish tank in a house and went collecting. On one dive he collected 14 lion fish. Reports are that Lion fish have taken over the reefs and are driveing the lobster divers nuts by sitting under the lobster condos that they set up. I have also received reports from my collectors that lion fish have invaded the North cost of the Dominican Rep. I wonder what the market for Caribbean lion fish is? :idea: :idea: :idea:
I caught 3 of these last weekend at Sebastian Inlet in Central Florida on the East coast. Scary to think it is really getting that bad, not to mention i had to stop someone a little further down the jetty who was attempting to remove the hook by hand as if he was going to grab onto a small bass!
- Location
- Tenafly, NJ
Over the summer someone brought 50 babies they caught from the gulf stream in NY. I wouldn't be surprised to see a bunch in RI in the fall...
- Location
- Lindenhurst LI
Last summer i was catching about 20 Lion fish per trip. Sent most of them to wholesaler's in LA that were dieing to get them. There no uncommon at all anymore and i say much nicer then one's i see coming out of elsewhere. You just need to know what area and dept to look at for them. Ill see if i can find a pic. For those that are wondering i am on long island NY.
LOl what depth are you finding them? In all my diving for tropicals up here even at the peak of the summer heat I have never found anything hanging deeper than 13 feet. But that also might just be because of the nature of the coves I am diving in.
One fish that I almost find it impossible to spot are the big eyes. You'd think being bright red would make them stand out but I have a really hard time spotting those buggers.
One fish that I almost find it impossible to spot are the big eyes. You'd think being bright red would make them stand out but I have a really hard time spotting those buggers.
swsaltwater":2fdpqpie said:
Here I can't see it being too much of a problem since they all die off at the end of every season. And when fish get brought up here they are usually around an inch or less. With their size and temp of the water I can't see them causing havoc with local species. Granted I did once catch a trigger by hand (that's how cold the water is, I just grabbed it bare handed) that was the size of a dinner plate but that is the largest I have ever seen a tropical up here by far.
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