CHOMPERS;3821282; said:Lots of salt, mostly.I couldn't resist.
Pretty much anything that you'd find in the intercoatal, you will find in the Indian & Banana Rivers. Some favorites growing up were blue crab and shrimp. We had sea horses in our canal but I think those days are over. There are still pipefish (close cousins to sea horses) in there. Redfish and specled trout are among the top game fish. Blue and channel cats are common bottom feeders. Atlantic stingrays are everywhere (caught a huge one as a kid that was about four feet across). There are puffers of every kind too. The list goes on and on (brings back tons of memories though).
I just want to add that while I was out fishing earlier last week (post freeze) I saw many dead Grey trigger fish on and around the island .5 mile north of manatee cove. A few of the fish where huge. One was an easy 5 lbs. There were also many redfish laid up in the drift wood that surrounds the island. the reds seemed to be in good health, just a little sluggish.