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Record cold has really slowed the fishing here in southwest Florida.

I got out for the first time in three weeks on Thursday. Hit Lake Manatee. Conditions were good, with the wind about 8 mph out of the east.

I caught one small bluegill early on, then had to work very hard to get another. I caught a hand-sized bluegill on a nymph a couple of hours later.

That was it for the day.

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There you go. Good thing come to those who wait. I'm still waiting here in south Texas Cold weather gone replaced by rain. Oh will sucks to be me.
Nice looking fish. You take outstanding photos.

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