Fishing at our campsite along the Peace River in Arcadia, Florida I put this crazy spinner lure on the end of my line. Just casting back and forth, not really expecting to get anything. Just my way to relax away the hours. Since being on the river does offer time away from the hustle and bustle of life's everyday events.
Felt a little tug and then saw a this guy jump. A pretty good battle, but short lived, not having a net or anything else to get this fish landed, I decided to simply walk it on to the banks. Conveniently, it had one last jump in it, which landed it on the shore line.
I looked at it with confusion, since I am not really a fresh water fisher person, but I knew it wasn't something native to the area. My son spotted the commotion and immediately shouted out that its a "Snakehead", what the hell is that. All I know is that it was a big fish, I cleaned it with a small knife, because my son made me leave my knife kit in the car. He said that we wouldn't be needing it, well, surprise!
Dinner time was right around the corner and we cooked the fish on an open fire, giving it an extra smoky flavor. After getting home and saving the remainder of the fish, my daughter, Monica made a fantastic fish salad. I always make fun of the fresh water fisherman because they can't possibly have as much fun as the deep sea enthusiast, like myself, I guess I am going to have to eat those words.
