[Fast zander catch before work]

Good that you can a fish in before work Jani.

Thanks for taking the time to post mate.

[Quiet but fun weekend]

I recon its not always about the fish you catch but where fishing takes you.

Excellent Jon ..... and Co.

[River still dropping...]

Love to join you but bloody work gets in the way.

Looking forward to the report when you get the opportunity mate.

[Squid Avoca 15/06]

Great photo.

[Long weekend photos]

You’ve done it again Jon.

Now if I had to pick a couple of favourites which would not take away from the excellent others.

Number 1 and 5.

[5000 klm for a bream]

All the best Bruce and I thought travelling 2500 klm for a Flounder was tough.

Its a Western Yellowfin Bream.

[Botany bay with BigNeil]

That’s bad luck for you both.

Poor Neil, I believe he may have got wet on Sunday as well.

[Big Smoke fishing maybe???]

Caught up with Neil and Ryder(Andrew) on Sunday morning for a Luderick fish.

Great to catch up with the Big Fella and to meet Ryder. Also a "Big" thanks to Andrew for lending me a rod as I wasn't going to fish, just duck down and catch up and say Hi.

Sorry I had to duck away just when it was getting interesting, both in fish and random people dropping in but I made where I had to go with perfect timing. I hope you fellows got a few more. Bloody one more cast disease.

Have a good one today Neil but I guess you have already left and it looks like the weather has turned out a tad better.

Thanks again both of you.

BF

 

[Big Smoke fishing maybe???]

I turned up about 1 and must of missed you.

Hopefully if you do a land based on the Weekend I would love to just turn up.

[exploring new water]

Nice fish in hard country.

 I suppose doing the hard yards, the reward for the fish is even more worthwhile.

 

[first holiday fish]

Silver Perch have a Concave tail, YellowBelly/Golden Perch have a Convex tail.

This one looks like its got a a Convex  tail.

Bit like Jewfish Vs Teraglin.

[first holiday fish]

Yeah but when you meet up with Sting .... lucky buggar.

[Something We have to Chat About]

Not arguing about the pressure on fish stocks and Im all for management, plus fish stocks are under threat   , but ...........

1)Who Run the  Aquatic Conservation Journal.

2) Quote  "Over-fished stocks include the eastern jackass morwong, eastern gemfish, greenlip abalone, school shark, warehou and the Grey nurse shark

Grey Nurse  Sharks haven't been commercially caught for many years

Gem fish have made a come back since they have been managed (every one old enough remember the late 70's to the Early 80's where they were smashed)

[first holiday fish]

Inland Freshwater crab Bruce. “Austrothelphusa transversa”

[first holiday fish]

Recon its a Yellowbelly with that tail. BN

[first holiday fish]

On-Ya Bruce. Having a good time I hope.

[Vintage Len Butterworth Glassmaster]

Nice rebuild

[Micro jigs]

Thats a nice Snapper and a nice photo to.

But you got the Premium fish though Jon, I like how both you and the fish are smiling at the same time.

["WONDER WOBBLER"]

Found one in the Shed today.  3/8 OZ. Might just put  a new split ring and treble on it then take it away in a couple of months up NW. Little fella may not survive. 

 

 

[ID Fish. (Weedfish and Eastern Kelpfish)]

First fish.

Ok, this one is hard because of Colour variations.

I've heard back from the Uni and the only definite thing it's a Weedfish.

Their closest guess is either,

1) Whitley's Weedfish, Heteroclinus 

or

2) Ogilby's Weedfish, Heteroclinus heptaeolus

Second fish is a Eastern Kelpfish, Chironemus marmoratus

Thanks for posting this up CT.

 

[Any Ideas,(Pearl Perch)]

Pearl Perch for me to.

The "Supracleithrum" bone on top of the Gill plate makes me think it is and the high rear dorsal fin.

Plus what Yowie said.

[Not a clue! (Ratfish/Chimera)]

Taken in the Sydney area Foxxy.

[Fish ID. [ Crimson Banded Wrasse and Blackspot Goatfish]]

First is a Male Crimsonband (Crimsonbanded) Wrasse. Notolabrus gymnogenis 

Second is a Blacksaddle Goatfish. Parupeneus spilurus

Third is a Female Crimsonband (Crimsonbanded) Wrasse. Notolabrus gymnogenis 

[ID Fish. (Weedfish and Eastern Kelpfish)]

On 5/15/2018 at 3:44 PM, Black Bandit said:

The first fish is a crested weedfish, Cristiceps australis, very common in seagrass beds and rockpools.

Colour highly variable.

I was thinking either Cristiceps australis or Cristiceps aurantiacus but someone more knowledgable than I said the First Dorsal was to far back. (I've seen other photos of this fish)

[plenty of fish, not much size]

Looks like a great session Dave,shame about the size but looks like fun. Better than work.

Also the Trevally could be a Thicklip Trevally rather than a Bluefin. Good looking fish.