Hide-and-Seek with Pompano in the April 2024 Fish Recap

Welcome to the month of April’s recap. We received varied feedback on whether to include names in the video, but we believe recognition is important. A big shoutout to everyone who diligently posted timestamps throughout the month. Below, you'll find the names listed on the clips that made it into this month's recap along with all the sightings for the month.

Let’s dive straight into the highlights of the month without delay. As the winter fades into memory, the cunning snook have been lying in wait, stealthily emerging from their hiding spots to grace us with their presence once more. It's a thrilling sign that the vibrant underwater world is coming back to life after the colder months.

A lone beaten and battered sheepshead made a cameo. Despite our eager anticipation, not a single shark graced us with its presence this month. But fear not, for the thrill of the hunt lives on! Pompano, what seemed to be the masters of disguise, kept us guessing as they blended seamlessly into their surroundings like underwater ninjas.

And let's not overlook the majestic silver kings—the tarpon—ruling the waters with their presence, making more frequent appearances. But the true star of the show? The elusive octopus, captivating us with its mysterious nocturnal antics. Yet even its mesmerizing display couldn't escape the relentless wiper, pushing it away from our dome in a whirlwind of excitement.

As April draws to a close, we regret to inform you that our underwater camera experienced a malfunction and will be undergoing much-needed maintenance. We kindly ask for your patience as we work diligently to get it back up and running for your viewing pleasure.

THANK YOU TIMESTAMPERS (in order of appearance)
Tracy Stevens (Establishing shot with beautiful sun rays, cero mackerel east)
Melinda Clark (Baitfish, filefish on northside, barracuda strike north, porkfish pod, juvenile doctor fish northside)
Rusty Shackleford (Lookdown stampede, single pompano close up, tarpon in distance, barracuda close up east, filefish north singing, tarpon east school moving out)
Chips (Octopus)
Janeane Pennoyer (Cuda with Chub chasers, pompano northside, cowfish chasing each other, ocean surgeon northside)
Money Bee (single tarpon northside)
Busy Bill B33 (single tarpon facing east with beautiful lighting, blenny on wiper)
Sandra Jules (juvenile blue tang)
FB (sheepshead)
Julian Zeezer (ray, washed out filefish northside)
Heather R (filefish singing east)
Anthony Ladato (closeup of snook)
Cole Rix (turtle east)

FISH FINDS THIS MONTH:
Bait (minnow and goggle)
Bar Jack
Barracuda
Blennies
Blue Runner (a ton of them)
Blue Tang (juvenile)
Possible Clown Wrasse (too far to confirm)
Cero Mackerel
Chubs
Comb Jelly
Crabs (several types)
Cowfish
Doctor
French Angel
Lookdown
Mangrove Snapper
Ocean Surgeon
Octopus
Orangespotted Filefish
Pompano
Porcupine
Porkfish
Porgy
Ray
Scrawled Filefish
Sennet
Sergeant Major
Sheepshead (only 1 sighting)
Smooth Trunk
Snook
Tarpon
Turtle
Yellow Jack

Missing:
Blue angel, queen angel, sharpnose puffer, high hat, soapfish, moonfish, horse-eye jack, crevalle jack, amberjack, almaco jack, manatee, rainbow runner (I think we only see those in the summer), tomtate, dusky damsel, lemon shark, mojarra, planehead filefish, balloon fish, all parrotfish, blueheaded wrasse

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