Not a Charlie court as we don't get them down this far and they have some red around the mouth. I think they are called southern rock cods. No doubt they're closely related though.
Charlie Court for sure!! Bit of butter in the pan and they are actually nice eating, if you can be bothered filetting the littleuns!!
Pretty sure the name has got to do with the relationship between their mouth and the ex premiers. Also something to do with no guts or not much meat or somesuch!!
Brock O
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Rankin Cod
Sorry mate carnt help with this one.
Faulkner Family
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charlie court.
charlie court. otherwise known as a chinaman cod
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stilly
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western wirrah? with odd colours?
not sure
Goodz
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Stripey Wirrah?
Stripey Wirrah?
grayzeee
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shit fish!
under the genus of shit fish!
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
Oracle
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i dont know what it is
but the bigger ones grow to about a foot long and have a really full on red throat adn live in weed beds.
Doesn't really help does it
poketz
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lol
lol not really. seen a heap while snorkelling near north beach around that size. cannot find any info at all
silly
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That looks alot like a
That looks alot like a charlie court but that's a long way away from home for him.
Cant think of a wirrah which looks like that... Must be these water temps
poketz
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this was caught around 2
this was caught around 2 years ago and just found it on my comp lol. might have to leave it as an unknown lol
Feral
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charlie court for sure ..
charlie court for sure ..
hlokk
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Not a Charlie court as we
Not a Charlie court as we don't get them down this far and they have some red around the mouth. I think they are called southern rock cods. No doubt they're closely related though.
Faulkner Family
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Matt, anything is possible.
Matt, anything is possible. i have caught plenty of charlies and that one definatly looks like one
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Oracle
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But they are everywhere here
From about 60mm upwards. Not a one off fish. Them and wrasse would be the most common fish on the bottom in weedy areas...
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Chinaman Cod
I would call that a Charlie court.
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fishnut
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Chinaman
Definately a Chinaman Cod (nicknamed Charlie Courts). I know they have been caught as least as far south as Mandurah.
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Despite the location
Its a Charlie Court for sure.
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PS
Does everyone know why they are called Charlie Courts?
Becuase their mouth is as big as former Premier Charles Court!!!
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merman
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Agree
Charlie Court for sure!! Bit of butter in the pan and they are actually nice eating, if you can be bothered filetting the littleuns!!
Pretty sure the name has got to do with the relationship between their mouth and the ex premiers. Also something to do with no guts or not much meat or somesuch!!
poketz
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thanks
now that i know its a chinaman rock cod can anybody tell me if they are good eating/ok eating or personal preference lol
Stewie
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Wirrah Cod.
Looks to me like a Wirrah Cod.
Rodrat
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Def Charlie court
Not to bad to eat, nice thick white flesh, nice fillet off the larger ones too. Great bait up north!
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