help in identifying bull huss

Hi Lads
Just wasnt help in identifying bull huss i was out on greystones pier on friday and sunday night and was using whitting fillet as bait and i caught what i think was 2 bull huss they were about 5lbs weight and very light in colour also the spots on the back seemed darker than on a doggie and any doggie i have caught there was very dark in colour tried using species guide but cant realy tell from pic these gave me a bit of a fight as i was reeling them in

anyone anysure way of seperating them from doggies

croppy

Hi Croppy

Huss have odd nasal passages, under the tip of their nose. Dogs don't. I fdind that colour is not at all useful as it can very dramatically depending on the location. I've nad near bladck dogs and very light coloured huss...

There is a species guide available from http://www.cfb.ie by download I think?

Check this link out:

http://www.cfb.ie/fishing_in_ireland/fish_id.htm

The key identifier is a doggy has one nostril flap and huss has 2. I'd spot huss without this as even the small ones are stockier and they usualy have big spots in their colouration. Dogs and huss can be light or dark depending on the type of ground their caught.

Donagh

thanks lads im convinced they were huss i know about the colour as i have caught doggies in cork that were very light

Another point being the record LSD stands at 4lb 4oz so catching 2 record busting fish in a session would be somewhat fortuitous.

Another point being the record LSD stands at 4lb 4oz so catching 2 record busting fish in a session would be somewhat fortuitous.

i was going to say two 5lbs dogfish :shock: :shock: .. definately huss

as everyone has mentioned their nose, there is also the shape of their head.., there is also the distance between the dorsal and anal fin..

huss usually have spotts on its belly as well .. while doggies are failry clean..

and there is no such thing as a 10lbs doggie.. :shock: :shock: :shock:


when you catch larger huss, just look at it.. especially if your after catching a smaller doggie.. you will see thedifferences straight away.. and from then on you will be a learned man :D :D :D

thanks a lot lads youve been very helpfull
if they were huss then its a new species for me

A must is the cfb download "írish sport fishes"
IF you send it to your printer it will take 34 pages so make the printer is ready for it.