So i have just moved to the Pembroke Pines area of south florida from England and have picked up a rod again. I have a lake at the back of my house and can see peacock bass swimming about, sailfin catfish and a few other species i can't identify yet. I have fished there all times of day, first using a texas rig with power bait lures, and the fish just ignored it as i could see them in the water, i then started using a carolina rig with all kinds of different bait ( hot dogs, molded bait, sweetcorn...), float fishing with all kinds of bait, crank baits and spinner jigs. The fish just seem to ignore it and I'm a little lost on what my next move should be. 

 

I also went to Wolf lake park in Davie, FL today and had no luck. I was using a texas rig and then carolina rig again with worm lures. Any one been here and has any tips? 

 

Thanks

I am by far NOT an expert but I have caught peacocks on just about every type of lure.  Silver spoons are my personal favorite for me but that is just my preference.  However, I have had days where I spent about an hour sight fishing the same peacock and have my lure completely ignored.   

 

Live bait shiners are a sure thing if they aren't responding to lures if you are willing to go that route.

Caught these early this morning down in Miami using shiners

 

Good Luck

 

 

Rapala X-Raps are great lures for peacock bass as well as largemouth bass.

You might have better luck in the southeast region of the site

Welcome to South Fl. Your part of town has several nice areas to fish. Having a lake in the back of your house is a big bonus. Like someone just mentioned, go over to the SE section of the forums and plenty of threads are available, past and present that will definitely help you improve your game. 

Thankyou for the feedback. I've read a lot of good things about x rap rapala lures so I think ill pick one up. I still need a lot of work on my patience haha

I love fishing in pines. I don't usually bother going for sailfin cats but I have caught a couple on hot dogs that I soak in old bay seasoning. As for peacock bass I like to use a heddon torpedo worked pretty slowly around weedy areas.

Thanks for the reply, i haven't thought about seasoning my bait before. I will also look into the heddon torpedoes as ive heard lots of great things about them too.

Small erratic baits work best for me on lighter tackle. One of my go to baits is the super fluke Jr in baby bass Texas rigged weightless with a twitch pause retrieve.  If the peas aren't up to it the largemouth might be though you may need to slow down for them to be interested. 

If you have a light or ultralight power rod, crappie jigs with shad/baitfish shape trailers work great too and you'll probably catch some cichlids as well. 

Good luck.