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10 minutes ago, JonD said:
As a few have mentioned you really need to be carefull taking any species you don't know, after all it could be undersized or protected etc. I saw a black cod posted on here a while back ( which may of been released ) but these come with a $5000 fine and no warning because of their status. I saw a lad post a black cod he had speared on a forum who ended up being tracked down by fisheries.
Back to the fish, was it that colour when you caught it.
It was pretty much this colour, I don't remember any colours that really stood out to me when I first caught it.
I think it's a bluethroat wrasse actually.
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13 hours ago, Blackfish said:
My guess would be a Purple Wrasse Notolabrus fucicole.
Also bad luck with the Flatty, what a buggar.
That's interesting. I had a look and the head looks a bit different.
Also the scales are pretty large if that makes any difference.
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19 hours ago, Will1702 said:
Looks like a grouper, they're a member of the wrasse family. Normally get them when fishing the rocks.
Interesting, I asked my friends dad who's also a fellow fisho and he said either a parrot fish or grouper. But we got this one at the wharf. So not sure how common that is.
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12 hours ago, REELCRAZY said:
Hi there, may I ask why you are taking fish when you have no idea what it is, or if there are legal size limits, not to mention possible toxins. Some species are protected and we all need to be aware what we are taking. If in doubt....release!
That's true, I normally do that if it's an abnormal looking fish. But I caught it on the wharf and some fishos there commented it was a wrasse and the size was good enough to keep. So I took on their advice. But since going home couldn't find a match in the app or on the nsw website caused me to seek further clarification on this forum.
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12 hours ago, mrsswordfisherman said:
Omni here is some info that will help you and other raiders fishing in NSW. You can also download an app to your phone to check what you have caught. Check out Records section too as we have a very large collection of captures.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recreational/fishing-rules-and-regs
By all means keep posting here with pics for our experts to help ID and by the way great to see another female enjoying the sport.
Thanks mate I have the My fishing Mate pro on my phone already and I check any fish I'm not sure of on this app.
this time I checked the fish on the app (you can select state as well) but didnt have any luck finding a match.
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Thought today was going to be as windy as earlier this week, but as we got to the wharf, it was quite calm. Started using prawns and got some great results.
Reeled in this monster about 35cm long. But have no idea what it is? Wrasse of some sort? Teeth is definitely sharp. Found another hook inside it's mouth too.
Nearly caught a huge flathead too but line snapped as it came towards the surface. Oh well.
Seems like fish is more active now than in the cold winter.
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Holy crap! Look at the teeth on that thing! Nice work
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Hi guys
Found a few of my dad's vintage rods and thought I'd give them a go before investing more into fishing.
He has an old 4-6kg Shimano rod in working order, just wondering which size reel would go best with this.
What would a heavier set up catch? Can I pair it with a light reel? Mainly fishing land based. He has a few vintage reels too but a little rusted. So I might give it a go cleaning it and see if I can restore any of them.
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2 hours ago, ARC H said:
cant believe they tasted nice have caught them but never tasted one as i wasnt to keen by what if heard
cheers
Neither was I from the reports I've seen. Maybe it was the specific cross breed of carp or the river, but tasted very sweet almost sugar like. Heaps of spike though so takes a while to get through.
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1 minute ago, Yowie said:
Have seen, and caught, carp with a red tinge on the fins.
That gives me a peace of mind. Thanks Yowie!
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I am genuinely confused now regarding what fish it was. It had those tiny whiskers on its mouth which I thought carp had.
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19 minutes ago, Volitan said:
Those don't look like carp to me - either body shape or the red fins. They look like roach or rudd.
On the other hand they do seem to have barbels.
not sure either way
ps. Many years ago in NZ we caught some fish we thought were carp and took them home and ate them. We learnt later they were goldfish. Lots of small bones.
photo of Rudd attached
OK now I'm not sure what I caught... The colour looks like Rudd but the body looks silver.
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4 hours ago, big Neil said:
Welcome to Fishraider omnimaqq. I must admit to being quite interested in your report. Carp are bottom feeders and affected by the nature of the bottom of waterways which they suck up. Hence many taste very muddy whilst others don't. Well done on your successful research and subsequent application of learned information. They are great fun to catch, especially on fairly light tackle. Cheers, BN
The river we were at was definitely very muddy looking. Couldn't see the bottom at all. I suspect the size of the carp also indicates it hasn't been there for long which means less of a muddy taste.
All thanks to this forum
next up squidding
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41 minutes ago, elferoz777 said:
When i first looked at the pics i thiught you has some redfin
I just looked up redfin, the tail colour does look similar!!
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4 hours ago, jdanger said:
Europeans love em. The owners of the wollondilly river station swear by them too. Caught my first carp there and gave it to them since I wasn't keen. Worth noting that the Wollondilly is a sandy/rocky river so very clean, not sure if the same applies to the Wingecarribee too.
Good haul & first post. Welcome to the forums.
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Thank you! I'm not sure about Wingecarribee either but apparently Berrima has annual carp fishing competitions and cook them up on the BBQ so I assumed it was ok. I feel fine today so far so that's a good sign?
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Being in the Southern Highlands over the weekend and recently picked up fishing, thought I'd give river fishing a go. Have never done river fishing before so headed down to the Wingecarribee River which supposedly is full of carp. There's a fishing platform near Oxley college near the railway which was perfect for a few flicks.
Researched prior to that on fishraider on tips on catching carp so using a small hook and filling it with sweet corn, threw corn pellets and bread near the structure and flicked the line not very far. Let the hook sink to the bottom and waited for the line to drift on its own which meant the carp was hooked! First ever fish using the rod!! Then we caught about 6 more.
Cooked these pests in the fry pan and it actually tasted very sweet (unlike the posts here that say it tastes like mud). Though there was a lot of small bones.
this time I checked the fish on the app (you can select state as well) but didnt have any luck finding a match.
Great Sunday - but what fish is this?
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It was not good from what I heard. I didn't eat it. But the flesh is "mushy". Wouldn't recommend