Sea Fishermen - what are these fish??
11 June 2005, 11:49 AM
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Sea Fishermen - what are these fish??
Been fishing and caught these, caught many more - but they were smaller so put them back.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/08...Picture077.jpg
I am guessing Coalfish or Pollock???? But don't know for sure??
AND, there were gulls diving all around the boat - normally I would expect Mackeral in the area ............. but, no action on the feathers at all!!?? What could have been chasing the sandeels/spratts??
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/08...Picture077.jpg
I am guessing Coalfish or Pollock???? But don't know for sure??
AND, there were gulls diving all around the boat - normally I would expect Mackeral in the area ............. but, no action on the feathers at all!!?? What could have been chasing the sandeels/spratts??
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11 June 2005, 12:21 PM
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Yes, the pollock chasing the spratts/sandeels ................. but, what would explain catching loads in 10 minutes and then nothing else for another hour?? While the gulls still were diving all around us??
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11 June 2005, 12:28 PM
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I suppose the shoal of small prey fish could have still been spooked after the pollock shoal had moved on.... it would have only taken a few pollock stragglers to keep them bolting to the surface.
I have been smack bang in a mackeral shoal where they were chasing fry and the seals were chasing them! We stopped fishing in case we caught a seal!
I have been smack bang in a mackeral shoal where they were chasing fry and the seals were chasing them! We stopped fishing in case we caught a seal!
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11 June 2005, 07:04 PM
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It could be a whiting Chips, however the ones I see in UK waters are usually more silvery coloured and pollack are darker.... but then again colours can vary with locality.
The key will be whether the lower jaw juts significantly beyond the upper jaw.... close-up of jaw please Pete!
Looking again at Pete's initial picture it suggests the lower jaw does jut out, in which case I'm sticking with Pollack!
The key will be whether the lower jaw juts significantly beyond the upper jaw.... close-up of jaw please Pete!
Looking again at Pete's initial picture it suggests the lower jaw does jut out, in which case I'm sticking with Pollack!
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12 June 2005, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by ajm
.... close-up of jaw please Pete!
But, yes, the lower jaw did jut out!
But they did look like that Whiting picture, they had a light brown lateral line.
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12 June 2005, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by shaunywrx
If you went carp fishing, you would'nt have this problem!
Sitting in a tent, snoozing, while 15million boilies lie on the bottom of some old gravel pit, 2 rods resting in bleeping rests connected to bite alarms and with GPS navigation and satellite tracking of the carps movements with infrared detectors????
No thanks!!
Nothing comes close to walking a chalk stream and casting a float into the fast current, moving on to the next bend and doing the same again - landing net strapped to the back. THATS TRUE FISHING!!
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12 June 2005, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
Yeah, I'd have problems staying awake ................ thats NOT fishing!!
Sitting in a tent, snoozing, while 15million boilies lie on the bottom of some old gravel pit, 2 rods resting in bleeping rests connected to bite alarms and with GPS navigation and satellite tracking of the carps movements with infrared detectors????
No thanks!!
Nothing comes close to walking a chalk stream and casting a float into the fast current, moving on to the next bend and doing the same again - landing net strapped to the back. THATS TRUE FISHING!!
Pete
Sitting in a tent, snoozing, while 15million boilies lie on the bottom of some old gravel pit, 2 rods resting in bleeping rests connected to bite alarms and with GPS navigation and satellite tracking of the carps movements with infrared detectors????
No thanks!!
Nothing comes close to walking a chalk stream and casting a float into the fast current, moving on to the next bend and doing the same again - landing net strapped to the back. THATS TRUE FISHING!!
Pete
I'm with you on this one Pete, but substitute the float for a dry fly.
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