Juvenile Salmon in Lancelin
Submitted by Fisher Kid on Mon, 2017-04-10 13:16
Hi Guys,
I was up at lancelin on the weeked, and headed down to the jetty for some light fishing. Just used a small handline. Noticed a school of fish sitting under the lights, and often darting arorund eating bait fish. I thought they were herring but when i droped down, and hooked up. I realised they were juvenile salmon.
Pretty interesting considering the larger specimens are only just into the metro. Are they residents??
Also please correct me if i am wrong, but i am 99% sure they are juvenile salmon and not herring as i also caught a few herring on the same night.
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Dale
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Yep, looks salmon troutish to me. Smaller eye and the blackened lining on the outside of the tail fin. Generally feel much smoother that herring.
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Jim
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The one in your hand is
The one in your hand is definetly a herring but the bottom pic is a salmon trout with its yellow fins.
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zilla63
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Black tips on the tail is a
I though black tips on the tail is a Herring, isnt that the biggest difference ??
Dale
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Yes, herring have black tips, but as I said and sunshine has said, salmon trout are smooth, have yellow pectoral fins and a smaller eye.
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sunshine
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Just run your hand down the scales
herring are rough but salmon are smooth as !
rob90
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There was a big school
There was a big school hanging up there last season. So looks like they must've done the deed and now lano has its own little population. Interesting to see. Cheers
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