Dead Bass/Sea-Trout

Found this tired old lady washed up on the South beach in Rush this morning.
Any idea what she might have weighed?

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It looks like it would have been at least 6-7 lb what size feet are ya lol

Would I be so bold as to say not a bass?

Looks like either a sea trout or a salmon to me, fins are not in the right place for a bass.

It may well be a sea trout,,,they run up the estuary at the top of the beach

It looks like it would have been at least 6-7 lb what size feet are ya lol

Size 8 Skelly,,,but i wear size ten boot for fishing so i dont have to carry me tins.

Do I see an Adipose fin at the back?

I would be almost cetrtain that it is a dead salmon. Many of them survive spawning in late December but often die in February or March. In years when we had good runs of salmon in west Kerry they were a common sight washed up on the beach. A tasty meal for a seagull.

There was a yearly run of Salmon up the estuary years ago, maybe they're coming back!

Think it's a salmon alright, seem to have the distinct 'wrist' just above the tail. Least it managed to spawn.

Cheers lads she might have been washed down from the Boyne area.

I was duck shooting along an estuary in December in January and remember seeing literally thousands of small dead fish along the shore for about a kilometre. Never seen anything like it. I have a few pics but it was dark at the time.

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Looks like a salmon and likely to be a male too, the chunky build and long jaw profile say cock fish. Lower jaw gone but the length of the upper jaw is visible. The majority of cock fish die after spawning and its more often than not cock salmon that are found wahed up at this time of year.

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I was duck shooting along an estuary in December in January and remember seeing literally thousands of small dead fish along the shore for about a kilometre. Never seen anything like it. I have a few pics but it was dark at the time.

Sounds interesting Tony, wouldnt mind to see the pics. Any idea what they were?

Shooting in the dark Tonytoc,are you related to Oscar Pistorious