Queen Snapper

The queen snapper is on of my favorite deep water snapper to catch and eat. 

Appearance:

• Color of back and upper sides red
• Silvery body long and slender
• Dorsal fin distinctly notched
• Large eyes
• Caudal fin deeply forked
• No dark lateral spot

Habitat:

Queen snapper are common offshore over rocky reefs of the continental shelf to 450 feet deep.  Young queen snapper suspend at mid-depths.

Behavior:

There is little is known about the queen snapper, but it is reported that adults live at depths greater than 400 feet.

Well this weekend was pretty fun. at 5:00am I woke up and grabbed my gear and loaded up my boat. We launched duck pond and headed straight rum point channel, with in 10 mines we were out and I slacked out  3 rods and headed out dead north.

About 10 miles off shore we turnaround and headed to east end. within 10 mins my rod got hit and a lousy bara was on the line, I pulled him in and I put it right in the fish bag. still heading to east end we got into about 600 ft of water and started deep dropping for grouped and something with a lot of teeth cut my rig in half.

Just right after making a new grouper rig my dad spotted birds and with no hesitations full throttle we were running to the birds and watching the dolphins jumping out the water. By time we made it there the fish were still on the surface and Kyle casted a whole squid anh hooked up on a horse eye jack. After getting the jack in the boat I slacked out 3 more lines. BAM!! The rod pop out the outrigger, I grabbed the rod and set the hook. In my head I was talking to myself say give the rod to Kyle because in experience I've seen kyle miss the gaff shot. So I passed on the rid and made him fight him, right at the back of the boat I grabbed the line and gaffed him but he tried to run and the line was cutting my hand but I never gave up. with all of my might I flung him in the boat and we headed home.

Florida Sportman

I like how this blog can in spire you to go out and try and catch a world record. some times when i go out i try the same Technics but i don't always seceded. But the only thing i honestly don't like about this blog is that they stretched to truth in most of the information if the fish 

171 lb. Wahoo in the Bahamas | World record fish

Ok, where are the pictures?!!?So far I've only heard the rumor and I'm hoping that someone can produce some pics to lay this to rest. Submit your own fishing photos at Salt Life.
From what I can gather, there was a huge Wahoo caught this past week in an area of the Bahamas that is known for big ones. Hopefully someone will come up with some pictures of it soon so we can all drool over it and it doesn't end up like some of the great huge fish Hoax of the past.

The 100lb Mahi Mahi...(Dolphin) click for Spearblog article and other "100lb Mahi pics"

100-lb. Mahi Mahi Dolphin Dorado...

The 2000lb Marlin..... click for story

2000 pound marlin? Doubt it.

And then we come to the monster Wahoo, it is possible. I believe it, I just want to see it. Last year all over the world there were 100+lb ones landed and a few years ago this little guy was landed by a girl who is now known around the world for catching the largest Wahoo ever recorded? 184lbs 

Having seen some big Wahoo first hand and put them on the scale to be sure, I think we will all be blown away to see this one if the pics ever come to light.If not... then its just another fish story and we'll just have to all keep trying to find our own monster!

Cameron 119lb Wahoo

The Atlantic Sailfish spectacular speed

It is very difficult to measure how fast a fish can swim, but researcher can only rely on rough estimates. However, the sailfish is absolutely fast. It's predatory behavior and its body structure shows its need for speed. example the bill is the cause of low resistance flow. It has been recorded spooling out 300 ft of a fisherman's line in three seconds. That would be faster than a sprinting cheetah, this speed would include its leaps out of water. Some researcher estimate 60 mph  or faster. It also has a strong backbone and a strong crescent-shaped tail to complete the sprinting swimmers shape.

Fun facts about the blue marlin

The blue marlin is my top most favorite fish to see in the Cayman Islands. Here is some fun facts about my favorite fish.

• Speed
• Blue Marlins are considered to be among the fastest fish in the ocean. They are incredibly fast swimmers and can reach up to 60 miles per hour!
• Size
• Females are 4 times larger than males. The largest specimens can reach 14 ft in length and weight almost 2000 pounds.
• Feeding habits
• When they hunt, they use their spear to inflict injuries when passing through a school of fish. Injured or dead fish will float in the water, and marlins will scoop the feast afterwards.
•  Behavior
• These type of marlin is a solitary specie, they are usually found swimming alone, although they might swim in pairs, but very rarely do they swim in larger schools.
• Water temperature preferences
• They prefer warm waters and migrate during winters moving from one site to another to avoid low water temperatures.
• Life span
• Females live an average of 27 years, while males live an average of 18 years in the wild.
• Reproduction
• Males reach sexual maturity at the age of 3, while females can only become sexually mature when they reach 265 pounds

This is why this is my favorite fish.

The boring school work we are forced to do.

Hope academy is getting boring year after year. In science out teach forces us to do the most boring thing ever.

Keenan Armstrong           4/6/2016                    Grade 10

Humans belong to the species Homo sapiens. Although humans are different from other animals, we still need things that come from nature, such as food and water Humans live in diverse environments, from deserts to tropical rain forests to mountains. People who are surrounded by many different kinds of species live in ecosystems with high biodiversity. Those ecosystems often have many natural resources, such as water, plants, and wildlife.

A footprint is the mark that your foot makes on the ground when you walk. People with small feet leave smaller footprints than people with big feet. When we use natural resources , we also leave footprint on the earth. This is called an ecological footprint. If you were to take long showers every day, drive everywhere you needed to go, and never recycle anything, your footprint would be larger than someone who takes short showers, rides a bike instead of driving, and recycles. People who have bigger impact on Earth’s ecosystems, which include both environments and species that live in these environments and species that live in those environments. Thinking about the way you use natural resources can help reduce your impact on the planet.



Really Mr. Cayle, whats the point of all this typing.

Sunday was the best! I woke up around 3:00 am due to a fool kicking me out of my own bed, and went to the couch. around 4:45 I load up the truck and went straight to my boat. With no hesitations we went straight east. Within 20 mins of trolling we got our first hook up with a barra. slowly going after catching 7 barras we got a hit on one rode and he got off but then. BAM the other rod went off screaming, so my dad got on the rod cranking. I got ready with the gaff and say the strips and immediately I got excited to saw my  first wahoo in the water. With my first try I gaffed him and he was on the deck.

2016 was a great year full of memories. Its kinda a shame it over. These are the top times in 2016.


Camping on Landon birthday.
Camping in north side with hunter.
Going fishing on Dylan's boat
Going fishing on Landon's boat
Camping for my two week spring break.
My three weeks off from school to go to England and Scotland.
fishing on my new boat.