Sardines

Hi Guys,

While hunting for some Mackerel off Howth I kept catching these guys (link below).

Self-professed expert fisherman a few rocks down assured me they were Sardines.
Could someone confirm?

http://i.imgur.com/HNg1Qwa.jpg

look more like small herring to me, sardines usually have spots around the lateral line.

look more like small herring to me, sardines usually have spots around the lateral line.

That's what I figured...just because I never heard of catching sardines from the coast.
They guy was adamant thought, I asked if they were Herring and he said no...sardines - 100%.

Happy days! Roll Mops all round

Look like juvenile herring to me.Pilchards/sardines are caught here off the south coast mainly.They are thicker along their backs and have spots on their sides.

Herring and a decent size for bait

There isn't actually a species of fish called a sardine! Once they're less than 6" long you can call them sardines