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Lumpfish?

#1 Post by cathalger »

Having seen yngkmd's impressive lumpfish caught at Portrush, just purely out of curiosity I'd like to know of other specimens caught on rod and line?

I only ask because I know they are in my local water from them turning up in nets but havent heard of any being caught by anglers.

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Re: Lumpfish?

#2 Post by polmac »

im in portrush this sat morning good and early for a run out with a few mates, im gona give the head a bash later in te morning to see if i can get me one of these weird fish! lol

was showing the pics from here to my mates and they are dyning to see if they can get something different like this.

i was looking at the pics of it on google and they grow up to 60cms in lenght.
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#3 Post by chuckaroo »

stick a jellyfish on the end of your line polmac!.... you are bound to get one. :P

no chance!! :) it'll be another 20 years before we see one turn up on this website.....

but good luck anyways....
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#4 Post by davy mccormick »

Caught this one in the summer above a wreck in 300 ft of water. Apparently they stay in deep water when young and feed on jellyfish. when they mature they breed in shallow water. The difference in colour is interesting maybe down to habitat
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#5 Post by cathalger »

Beautiful wee fish there Davy, what did you get it on?

Good luck polmac, give us a shout if youre headin this way.
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#6 Post by chuckaroo »

davy mccormick wrote:Caught this one in the summer above a wreck in 300 ft of water. Apparently they stay in deep water when young and feed on jellyfish. when they mature they breed in shallow water. The difference in colour is interesting maybe down to habitat
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Davy im guessin that this is a wee female. males are red

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... T=lumpfish
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#7 Post by davy mccormick »

cathalger wrote:Beautiful wee fish there Davy, what did you get it on?

Good luck polmac, give us a shout if youre headin this way.
Caught on mackeral. Apparently they will eat any thing they can catch the problem is they are slow swimmers thats why they eat jellyfish
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cathalger wrote:Beautiful wee fish there Davy, what did you get it on?

Good luck polmac, give us a shout if youre headin this way.
nps lad, i will pm you if im heading out your way. ive been told to hit cushendun for an evening run out. heard it was going well at the min
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#9 Post by cathalger »

polmac wrote:
cathalger wrote:Beautiful wee fish there Davy, what did you get it on?

Good luck polmac, give us a shout if youre headin this way.
nps lad, i will pm you if im heading out your way. ive been told to hit cushendun for an evening run out. heard it was going well at the min
Might be worth a chuck this weekend, the high water is getting late thoughh, or early if you want to set the alarm?
2013 Sea Species:- Bass, Flounder, 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Whiting, red gurnard, grey gurnard, Pollack, coley, mackerel, sea trout, cant remember cos I didn't update at the time.....
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2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).

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