I posted this on the Hilton Head site and thought the Charleston crew may enjoy same. Sunday we were visited by a beautiful yellow juvenile tripletail at our dock on Broad Creek on Hilton Head Island .
Fish stayed around a long time and was very tame. I caught some small grass shrimp on the grass growing on dock floats and we hand fed the tripletail 8 or 10 shrimp. It was really cool. See video
I’ve seen them in the fall around IOP this time last year. Very cool picture and video.
I’ve seen them too, rarely, adults, even gigged a few, but I’ve never seen a yellow one 
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I saw one cruising around Bristol marina few weeks ago. He was friendly and would let you touch him.
On the Chase, I think we saw the same fish!
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Originally posted by rpattersonOn the Chase, I think we saw the same fish!
</font id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”>Spot patterns seem a little different but, it seems that you two guys are just out there enjoying the local enviroment. Really appreciate you guys sharing those picts.
Cool little fish!
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That’s just cool. I can’t believe a fish in the wild would do that!
I have and have had many aquarium fish do that.
Are they always that bright yellow as a juvi?
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Wow that is really cool. I think the fish do look like their patterns are pretty similar. Hard to say for sure. Was the fish sick or something? It just sat there floating at the top.
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They lay on their sides to mimick a floating leaf. When bait fish seek shelter from the “leaf” they become food.
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These are not the same fish. Mine was in Hilton Head and the other in Charleston. The fish was fine. As noted above, this is how they feed- lying on their side and just floating, waiting for something to swim by. I think this fish was so tame since it was young and naive. Have not seem him (or her) since, but it is clearly the prettiest inshore saltwater fish I have seen.
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Crap I just noticed that nice box jelly in the top right of the 2nd picture. Thats a healthy ecosystem you’ve got there.
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