ID please
Submitted by curtis14 on Mon, 2013-11-04 09:18
Hey guys, all these fish were caught in the Nanga Brooke off the Murray River in the Dwellingup area. Not sure if juvenile trout/redfin perch, wondering if anyone could help me out
cheers
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tombstone
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1st one a definite trout, the
1st one a definite trout, the last two I would hazard a guess at Galaxia maybe, how were they caught?
to fish or not to fish...as if there was an option.
curtis14
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i was just casting a little
i was just casting a little red spinner through the shallow streams, the first and second fish both hit the lure but the last fish was jagged accidently
tombstone
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good work, well I guess the
good work, well I guess the upside and positive is that it looks like a natural born trout, not a stocked one. Good news for the Dwellingup area, might get the mum and dad next time you're spinning up that way.
to fish or not to fish...as if there was an option.
Glenn Moore
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Rainbow Trout & Western Minnow
tombstone is correct, the first is a trout, and a Rainbow Trout to be precise - introduced, feral.
The other two are Western Minnows Galaxias occidentalis - native.
Glenn Moore
Curator of Fishes
Western Australian Museum
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curtis14
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awesome thanks Glenn and
awesome thanks Glenn and yeah tombstone some of the areas look like they could hold some really good fish
Super peg
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Those galaxia are awesome
Those galaxia are awesome Redfin livies
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
crezz
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yep rainbow and western
yep rainbow and western minnow. get heaps of them down south.
curtis14
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i only went down there for
i only went down there for the weekend camping and just chucked a lure in to occupy some time, now im keen to get back and actually have a crack at some of the better fish there