Next spring if any of you northern folk want tilapia and happen to be near jacksonville beach, FL for any reason. Stop by and toss a cast net in any of the ponds at the local parks. You can get all you want for free, They are super hardy and travel very well in a cooler with a bubler for several days, just do water changes. I went collecting last night, I was actually trying to get a few CNBG but could not get away from the tilapia. Even when I tossed a botched cast and the net and didnt even open properly I came back with one or two. I got a tarpon also as a bonus...
Be careful...in Northern Florida, it is illegal to possess any species of tilapia....In southern Florida, all tilapia species EXCEPT Blue Tillapia are illegal even in closed systems...all others are still banned from any possession.
