Swan River Fish ID Required
Submitted by Chook Gut on Mon, 2009-02-02 10:09
Unfortunately I do not have a Pic, but whilst fishing for bream from a kayak around Belmont/Ascot area I hooked up quite a few small fish ranging from 10 - 23cm, look like a trumpeter?
Distinguish markings: Two black spots on tail fin, looks like five finger marks along back, motley brown colour with faint brownie strips around nose, white belly. They love prawn but not squid strips.
The next day I saw them cruising up and down the river with the bream in the shallows. I can not find them in any ID correspondence.
SHizz
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Yellowtail Grunter?
Yellowtail Grunter?
SHizz
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only pic i could find, but
only pic i could find, but there a very common by-catch when fishing for bream. Little pricks put up a good fight too for there size!
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Here's one but a small
Here's one but a small fish
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yellow tail grunter
yellow tail grunter
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Those awful grunters
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Chook Gut
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Thanks Guys
Has anyone eaten one?? I assume they would be boney
Any way they are bigger fish to fry (Pardon the pun)
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I know you have to watch their spines and gill rakers
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We just throw em back, had
We just throw em back, had a run on the mulloway gear on one live one though.
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