Fish ID

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Fish ID

Post by TrevKing » Sun May 05, 2013 6:46 pm

While in Cape Bridgewater last summer I did a fair bit of rock fishing.
The area was covered with rockpools and I was catching plenty of wrasse, ting and salmon off the rocks.
While fishing, I occasionally saw this one fish that I could never get a good look at.
It was very fast, about 60cm-80cm in length and seemed to be dark in colour.
It seemed to be chasing schools of baitfish but it was very timid as I very rarely got a good look before it swam off quickly.
I know I have only given a brief description of it, but I've been getting more and more curious about what it is.

A few fish that come to mind are -
- Small jewie
- Butterfish (dusky morwong)
- Large Salmon

Anyone got any ideas?

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Re: Fish ID

Post by Master-pro » Sun May 05, 2013 6:56 pm

snook? Pike?
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Re: Fish ID

Post by Brett » Sun May 05, 2013 7:05 pm

Kingy

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Re: Fish ID

Post by Fish-cador » Sun May 05, 2013 7:14 pm

lochness monster
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Re: Fish ID

Post by Boonanza » Sun May 05, 2013 7:52 pm

Baby Jaws :shark:
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Re: Fish ID

Post by big gummy » Sun May 05, 2013 8:05 pm

Pike maybe

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Re: Fish ID

Post by TrevKing » Sun May 05, 2013 8:08 pm

It wasn't thin enough to be a pike.
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Re: Fish ID

Post by vinhii » Sun May 05, 2013 8:37 pm

Marlin
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Re: Fish ID

Post by ducky » Sun May 05, 2013 8:40 pm

no one has said couta? they can get chunky

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Re: Fish ID

Post by Fish-Hunter » Mon May 06, 2013 9:42 am

Fish-cador wrote:lochness monster

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Im thinking a King Fish , then again it may just be the above . ;)

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