Catching non native cichlids

[gutted]

What non native cichlids have you caught and where? I read a thread about Florida having everything. Peacock bass, oscars, jags, mayans and etc. Lucky bastards. Lol. Up here in Chicago no cichlid is going to survive our winters. Which is a good and a bad thing I guess.

Share your stories or even better, pics!

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[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

Down in my area I've caught cichla,jags, mayans, midevils, Tilapia mariae, jewels, oscars...other local areas have black acaras, salvini, severum, and various Oreochromis

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[fish_lad]

A few of our waterways are infested with the tilapia cichlid, and after the qld floods in 2010 alot of other aquarium fish entered the water ways, hear stories about ppl catching massive jack dempseys n peacock bass lol

 

[cichliddave]

Let's see some pics.

 

[rwellbaum]

i caught a 10" oscar in Florida and i got it taxidermy mounted

 

[Animal989]

Im curious too.. I wish I could catch oscars or jd's... I saw a guy on youtube catch a bp... I'm jealous lol

 

[fshfanatic]

Early this year I went fly fishing in Hawaii and caught too many Peacock Bass to count. I am returning the the islands the last week in October and am doing it again..

 

[gutted]

Early this year I went fly fishing in Hawaii and caught too many Peacock Bass to count. I am returning the the islands the last week in October and am doing it again..View attachment 809718

wow the color on that pbass look amazing

 

[gutted]

No one else? I want to see pics others peoples caught cichlids.

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[Longshot]

I have caught two tilapia that tied the Texas state record of 19.5 inches.

This one was decent, I don't like the little ones though. The meat is too soft.