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With the Christmas holiday fast approaching I decided on a trip to the Peace River yesterday to squeeze in one last visit before the holiday prep takes over all free time. The morning temperature was in the 50's and fog was present when I got in the car and headed out. The above photo was taken on CR 64 heading east between Bradenton and Wachula at 8:30am. Seeing this heavy fog al the way to Wachula had me a bit worried about what I would find on the river! I brought along my wetsuit due to the morning air temperature, but the forecast called for a high temp of 86 for the day. Getting to the river I was relieved to find the sun shining and no signs of any fog! The water flow was moderate and the depth had dropped to a very manageable level. As I got the kayak in the water seemed cold but not bad enough to don the wetsuit, especially with the expected rise in temperature for the day. Got up the river, beached the kayak and got out take my usual shoreline hunt prior to digging and sifting. Within a few minutes I found a 2" partial meg tooth sitting in about two inches of water on top of the limestone riverbank. Nice way to start the day! Spent the morning sifting and not having a lot of luck, one nice 1" hemi, a few small shark teeth, turtle shell and mammoth fragments found. The water was cold and about mid-day I got out to warm up. While standing in the sun on the riverbank near the kayak I looked down in the water and saw what looked like the top of a tooth root. Pulled it out and had a nice 1" Tiger shark tooth! I'm lucky I hadn't stepped on it getting out of the kayak earlier! Continued sifting through the afternoon as the temp rose and the day became very comfortable. Found another spot that was giving up small teeth where I will return on my next visit. Not a lot of variety found but still a good day on the river!