Inshore small tuna
Submitted by Reefsta on Thu, 2026-02-19 20:59
Usual inshore summer variety, minus the pinks. But I'm not sure what the little tuna is. Seems a cross beween a mackerel tuna and a bonito. Cooked some up but the meat a little greyish and oily, so not to my taste. Will use the rest for bait. Grateful for any thoughts on ID, as I'm getting them occasionaly near Stragglers the last few weeks when trolling past the rocks for tailor.
Bodgy 79
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You maybe right,looks like
You maybe right,looks like someone has jumped the fence
beau
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Watson's Leaping Bonito.
Watson's Leaping Bonito. Absolutely plagues of them inshore at the moment
Reefsta
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Thanks.
Looked it up and that is definitely it. Says Ok for sashimi, so might give that a go next time. Seem to be a few around between Freo and Rotto.