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gfkelly1969
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fish id
the first fish I think might be a tub gunard but not surethe second one I am not sure what it is,i only landed half a fish,i think a otter ate the rest
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1 dogfish,2 whiting,3 flounder,4 two spot goby,5 mackerel,6 pollack,7 common blenny,8 European eel,9 butterfish,10 Deep-snouted pipefish,11 rock goby,12 poor cod,13 corkwing wrasse,14 coalfish,15 turbot,16 tompot blenny,17 dab,18 dragonet,19 shorerockling,20 thornback ray,21 three bearded rockling,22 sandeel,23 grey gurnard,24 sea scorpion,25 scad,26 plaice,27 ballen wrasse,28 bullhuss,29 conger eel,30 blue shark,31 blonde ray,32 cod,33 pouting,34 topknot,35 Fifteen-spine Stickleback,36 mullet,37 Sand Goby,38 Montagu's Blenny,39 Three-spined Stickleback,40 goldshinny wrasse,41 painted goby,42 five bearded rockling,43 Sand-Smelt,44 Small-headed Clingfish ,45 sole
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1 dogfish,2 whiting,3 flounder,4 two spot goby,5 mackerel,6 pollack,7 common blenny,8 European eel,9 butterfish,10 Deep-snouted pipefish,11 rock goby,12 poor cod,13 corkwing wrasse,14 coalfish,15 turbot,16 tompot blenny,17 dab,18 dragonet,19 shorerockling,20 thornback ray,21 three bearded rockling,22 sandeel,23 grey gurnard,24 sea scorpion,25 scad,26 plaice,27 ballen wrasse,28 bullhuss,29 conger eel,30 blue shark,31 blonde ray,32 cod,33 pouting,34 topknot,35 Fifteen-spine Stickleback,36 mullet,37 Sand Goby,38 Montagu's Blenny,39 Three-spined Stickleback,40 goldshinny wrasse,41 painted goby,42 five bearded rockling,43 Sand-Smelt,44 Small-headed Clingfish ,45 sole
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Re: fish id
top ones a grey gurnard
2nd one i think is a whiting
2nd one i think is a whiting
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
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Re: fish id
I'd say it's a grey. The second one is bait.
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Re: fish id
Top one's a Grey Gurnard and the bottom ones a Poor Cod as Keith said...
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Re: fish id
my 2 cents may not be worth much but id say tub gurnard (not 100pc)but compared to the one i caught and having seen greay gurnards being caught id say a tub! 
nice catch btw
fergal
nice catch btw
fergal
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Re: fish id
First one is Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars and the second one is f%$^^%$d... 
On a serious note, Tub Gurnard maybe? (tint of red in him) and Poor Cod maybe? (did he have a little barbel or beard though?)
On a serious note, Tub Gurnard maybe? (tint of red in him) and Poor Cod maybe? (did he have a little barbel or beard though?)
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Re: fish id
i dont understand how some people can think that the first one is a tub gurnard! its 100% a grey gurnard.
red gurnard are red (mostly), grey gurnard are grey (sometimes mottled), and tub can be both red and/or grey in colour
however, tub gurnard have a blue colour on, or around the edges of, their BIG round pectoral fins!
the photo above is also definitely a grey gurnard because of the grey spot on the dorsal fin.
below is the tub gurnard, notice the blue around the edges of the big pectoral fins grey gurnard always have a big dark mark/spot on their dorsal fins, as is visible below. its the only gurnard to have this distinguishing feature as for the second id photo, i dont care!
its either a whiting, a pouting, or a poor cod. you wouldnt know unless you had a better photo detailing its features better. i'd go for a whiting as a pretty good guess tho
hope this helps
red gurnard are red (mostly), grey gurnard are grey (sometimes mottled), and tub can be both red and/or grey in colour
however, tub gurnard have a blue colour on, or around the edges of, their BIG round pectoral fins!
the photo above is also definitely a grey gurnard because of the grey spot on the dorsal fin.
below is the tub gurnard, notice the blue around the edges of the big pectoral fins grey gurnard always have a big dark mark/spot on their dorsal fins, as is visible below. its the only gurnard to have this distinguishing feature as for the second id photo, i dont care!
its either a whiting, a pouting, or a poor cod. you wouldnt know unless you had a better photo detailing its features better. i'd go for a whiting as a pretty good guess tho
hope this helps
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Re: fish id
nice pictures of gurnard there chuckaroo
reminds of how i was always amazed to see them walk along the bottom of the aquarium in waterworld in portrush on their little "legs"....good times
reminds of how i was always amazed to see them walk along the bottom of the aquarium in waterworld in portrush on their little "legs"....good times
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2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
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Re: fish id
thanks yngkmd. yes, the grey gurnard has these 'legs' too but i guess they are tucked-up on the fish in the photo i posted (courtesy of google images...) - maybe because it is swimming off the bottom.yngkmd wrote:nice pictures of gurnard there chuckaroo
reminds of how i was always amazed to see them walk along the bottom of the aquarium in waterworld in portrush on their little "legs"....good times
Portrush aquarium.. ? never been in it!
...bad times 
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i dont think its there anymore
it was filled with fish people caught locally and took into put in the aquarium
as a kid it was brilliant to see the same type of fish i was catching off ramore head or the blue pool swimming about in a big tank
no trip to the port was complete with popping in
it was filled with fish people caught locally and took into put in the aquarium
as a kid it was brilliant to see the same type of fish i was catching off ramore head or the blue pool swimming about in a big tank
no trip to the port was complete with popping in
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
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thanks for all the replies lads,lovely photos chuckaroo,it was a grey gurnard like the photo,I wasn't sure because it looked more red then grey
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1 dogfish,2 whiting,3 flounder,4 two spot goby,5 mackerel,6 pollack,7 common blenny,8 European eel,9 butterfish,10 Deep-snouted pipefish,11 rock goby,12 poor cod,13 corkwing wrasse,14 coalfish,15 turbot,16 tompot blenny,17 dab,18 dragonet,19 shorerockling,20 thornback ray,21 three bearded rockling,22 sandeel,23 grey gurnard,24 sea scorpion,25 scad,26 plaice,27 ballen wrasse,28 bullhuss,29 conger eel,30 blue shark,31 blonde ray,32 cod,33 pouting,34 topknot,35 Fifteen-spine Stickleback,36 mullet,37 Sand Goby,38 Montagu's Blenny,39 Three-spined Stickleback,40 goldshinny wrasse,41 painted goby,42 five bearded rockling,43 Sand-Smelt,44 Small-headed Clingfish ,45 sole
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1 dogfish,2 whiting,3 flounder,4 two spot goby,5 mackerel,6 pollack,7 common blenny,8 European eel,9 butterfish,10 Deep-snouted pipefish,11 rock goby,12 poor cod,13 corkwing wrasse,14 coalfish,15 turbot,16 tompot blenny,17 dab,18 dragonet,19 shorerockling,20 thornback ray,21 three bearded rockling,22 sandeel,23 grey gurnard,24 sea scorpion,25 scad,26 plaice,27 ballen wrasse,28 bullhuss,29 conger eel,30 blue shark,31 blonde ray,32 cod,33 pouting,34 topknot,35 Fifteen-spine Stickleback,36 mullet,37 Sand Goby,38 Montagu's Blenny,39 Three-spined Stickleback,40 goldshinny wrasse,41 painted goby,42 five bearded rockling,43 Sand-Smelt,44 Small-headed Clingfish ,45 sole
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Re: fish id
The lads above are right on the first photo. Grey gurnard. The second is a bit of a whiting.
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Lads are the tubs the only ones to have that blue on the rim of their pectorals?
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Id say your right with the grey gunard and whiting.
gfkelly - Did you feel a big pull when the otter/whatever it was ate it? You might have been pulling in an otter if he had taken the hook!! Imagine trying to unhook a pi$$ed off otter!!
gfkelly - Did you feel a big pull when the otter/whatever it was ate it? You might have been pulling in an otter if he had taken the hook!! Imagine trying to unhook a pi$$ed off otter!!
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definitely Jayball, the tubs are the only ones with the blue rim around the edges and all tubs have it.Jayball10 wrote:Lads are the tubs the only ones to have that blue on the rim of their pectorals?
also, the pectoral fins on the tubs are really big! Tubs can range in colour but most of the ones ive seen are in variations of red.
more photos below!.......
(the first photo shows a greyish coloured tub...)
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Thanks Chuck. Some great photos there mate. That second fella is a whopper. Beautiful eating fish if your into your seafood.chuckaroo wrote:definitely Jayball, the tubs are the only ones with the blue rim around the edges, they all have it.Jayball10 wrote:Lads are the tubs the only ones to have that blue on the rim of their pectorals?
also, the pectoral fins on the tubs are really big; they can range in colour but most of the ones ive seen are in variations of red. more photos below!.......
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