Fisheroo Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 guys tjhis is the fsh that fishraider "something fishy" had caught in the bay. he is claiming it to be a winter bream. im sure someone can correct this and tell us what it really is. the weight when measured was 5.8kg at 60cm. cheers fisheroo [attachmentid=38778 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BFB Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Most certainly a mowie or more correctly a morwong scientific name "nemadactylus douglasii". Pretty good eating as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gretsch Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) That's a Morwie! I think it is a Grey Morwong or a Jackass Morwong. There are also banded, blue and red Morwong. Edited January 29, 2009 by Cephalopod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Reyman Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 That would be a rubberlip morwong. Cheerio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jewhunter Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Blue Morwong. Somethingfishy also made a post stating that he read the scales incorrectly & that the fish was actually 5.8lbs not 5.8kgs. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 adamj72 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I would put money on it being a BLUE mowie. Not bad on the BBq. with a coldie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 whi7eindustries Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Its a Blue Morwong, usually found in slighly deeper waters around reefs, quite a nice fish to eat with a sweet and sour sauce. Cheers, Tobe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 industrial Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 must be a morwong, rubberlip i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Red Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yep, nice Blue Mowie. To be entirely honest, i don't rate them as a table fish at all. Maybe we never cooked them correctly however they had a distinct ammonia taste. They were all released from that day on. Has anyone else found they have an ammonia taste? Cheers Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 lexboss Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 yep must be a Mowie ****new boy in town ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 stevefish Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yep, nice Blue Mowie. To be entirely honest, i don't rate them as a table fish at all. Maybe we never cooked them correctly however they had a distinct ammonia taste. They were all released from that day on. Has anyone else found they have an ammonia taste? Cheers Red immediate bleeding is a must. the old man cuts out the meat on the shoulder with a red tinge to it before cooking, i hadnt pinned it down to ammonia, i have just found them to be a bit crappy and so serve the mowie up to someone else if i keep them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 austwave Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I'd call that a consensus Its definately a Morwong Blue i'd say and agree they can be a a bit weedy on the tooth Iodine rather than ammonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 pauljm Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 immediate bleeding is a must. the old man cuts out the meat on the shoulder with a red tinge to it before cooking, i hadnt pinned it down to ammonia, i have just found them to be a bit crappy and so serve the mowie up to someone else if i keep them. Blue morwong... fish markets often call it "deep sea bream"..... when cooking you have to make sure you scrape the black stuff from the gut lining as i think this gives it that taste your talking about.... this should really be your minimum catch when reef fishing offshore..... Quote my brother "its a bad day when we cant even catch a mowie".......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Red Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Iodine rather than ammonia Sorry, i meant to say iodine, not ammonia . Glad i'm not the only one who's observed this. Cheers Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Poseidon Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Blue Mowie, mooch around the sand line.. . Scrape out the black gut cavity and you have a decent fish. JG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 this is identified as a blue morwong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 amkr Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 this is identified as a blue morwong Yep! From what I can find grey and blue are the same. Jackass is different. Biggest give always I can spot are the dark band across the head and the fins on the side - blue/grey are split and have longer lower sections than the jackass morwong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blairy Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 I was about say I would love all my fish to double in size pounds would be right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Saboo Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 How long was it out of the water before the pic was taken? The last Blue I caught had a vivid electric blue tinge all over the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tjhis is the fsh that fishraider "something fishy" had caught in the bay.
he is claiming it to be a winter bream. im sure someone can correct this and tell us what it really is. the weight when measured was 5.8kg at 60cm.
cheers
fisheroo
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