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Pinfish

Lagodon rhomboides

Pinfish
Pinfish — Companion-site illustration (AI-generated from the author’s brief)
Identify
Small, striped, sharp dorsal spines.
Scientific
Lagodon rhomboides

In the book

Baitfish fleeing bigger fish at South Point.

Appears in

  • Ch. 4 The Monster of South Point

Swims with

  • Common snook
    Common snook Fishing royalty. The black lateral stripe is the tell-tale. Matt's 36-inch, 20-pound monster at South Point… Ch. 1Ch. 2Ch. 4Ch. 5 +2
  • Jack crevalle
    Jack crevalle 'Aggressive jack fish darted frantically under the surface' herding baitfish at South Point. Ch. 4
  • Striped mullet
    Striped mullet The baitfish the Bagley Mullet lure imitates. Mullet 'splashing in the current' is part of the Everglades… Ch. 4Ch. 5Ch. 6Ch. 15
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Escape to Lostman’s River

An Everglades adventure novel by Linda & John McKillop. Illustrations © Linda McKillop.

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Keep handy

  • Florida saltwater rules (FWC)
  • Everglades National Park
  • Credits & sources
  • The sketchbook