Fish ID?

Whats this lads? Have been told 2 things. A codling and a coalie. It was kinda gold tinted in colour and had a little beard but ya cant see it in the picture. Could it be a pollock?



Unfortunately it wasnt my catch but a friend.

looks like a small whiting to me

Merlangius merlangus miniforma

its a poor cod if it has the little beard for sure

its a poor cod if it has the little beard for sure

Thats what I thought alright. It deffo had the little beard and was goldie brown in colour. Should of got a better picture.

its a whiting. whiting have a beard to and poor cod look like pout

its a whiting. whiting have a beard to and poor cod look like pout

Whiting to me anyways.

But are Whiting Goldie/brown?

Have a crack off id-ing this. Its not a sprat; its not a herring; and I don't think its a pilchard. 18cm in length, caught on ragworm. Its pectoral fins stick out a bit; its green along the back, with a slight tinge of yellow in the tail. Off ya go....

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pat could it be a juvenile twaite shad , other i think is a whiting

Have a crack off id-ing this. Its not a sprat; its not a herring; and I don't think its a pilchard. 18cm in length, caught on ragworm. Its pectoral fins stick out a bit; its green along the back, with a slight tinge of yellow in the tail. Off ya go....

Sand smelt?

I'd go with Sand smelt too on that too

hmm, could be a juvenile Mullet Pat, not quite sure now which one GG or TL, just too small to be identified correctly from the picture but you mentioned a yellow tinge so it might be a GG?

But are Whiting Goldie/brown?

ye most of them are but you shouldnt try to id fish by there colour

Pat I think that's the plug I lost in Cork.

1st fish is a whiting, 2nd fish is a sand smelt

eric is right , whiting and sand smelt it is. Who said mullet? Totally ignorant muppet this one, I must say

Pat I think that's the plug I lost in Cork.

I think thats the plug I'm going to get .

I think it's a mullet/herring hybrid

Deffo a sand smelt.

1st one should be a whiting