caught another weird specious fish

Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:34 pm

caught another weird specious today out in dun laoghaire on my boat on mac feathers its about foot and half long yellow spiky tail large eyes large wing like fins and it was making grunting noises
any ideas what it is. looks like some sort of fling fish!
i have video and pics of it will put them up soon

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:09 am

Gurnard

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:34 am

na its defo not a Gurnard ie caught lots of Gurnard. dont have time to ut the picture up yet. ive never seen one of thease in 27 years of fishin

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:49 am

im tinking now it could be a blue runner or yelow mackerel
caught around brazil
was on to the fisheries board

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:53 am

this site might help you to find out what it is http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/index.html

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:43 pm

this is what i caught
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Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:38 pm

thats a strange one alright eyes look huge even in the bucket keep us informed if u identify it

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:27 pm

i caught something like that years ago and a guy told me the name its something like .......fish they are normally found in hot water area,s .if i think of the name i will post it have you any other picture,s of it

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:04 pm

[quote="seany/cork"]a guy told me the name its something like .......fish


:D :D :D :D

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:23 pm

ye heres the link to yutube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=G-Yxl8RW2cI
just paste it in google

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:24 pm

looks like a scad with them big eyes looking back at you :wink:
has it got a boney lateral line on its tail end :?:

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:28 pm

100% scad :wink: just looked at vid.

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:49 pm

it tasted poxy

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:52 pm

its just a scad as john said, fairly common fair this time of year, often caught while fishing for macks

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:59 pm

you have some hands on you if that was a foot and a half long :lol: :lol: :lol:

:shock: dont tell me you ate it :shock: you will be in vincents after that :mrgreen:

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:12 pm

toenyo wrote:caught another weird specious today out in dun laoghaire on my boat on mac feathers its about foot and half long yellow spiky tail large eyes large wing like fins and it was making grunting noises
any ideas what it is. looks like some sort of fling fish!
i have video and pics of it will put them up soon

Nice one on the scad lads.. did yous catch many mackeral?

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:07 pm

you better go and get checked out if the fish was grunting it probley has swine flu lol

Re: caught another weird specious fish

Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:26 pm

yeah, defo a horse mackerel (scad)