Weekend Curiosities

[CarlRak]

Fished a Central Coast rock platform over the weekend and was curious about these two fish;

1) Is this a small groper? If not what is it?

2) No idea, very pretty though?

Thanks

Nibbles

[Scratchie]

I'm no expert.

Think no.1 is a parrot fish and no.2 an estuary cod.

Cheers scratchie!!!

[Jewhunter]

Fish one is a wrasse, possibly a crimson.

Second fish as an old boot, or wirrah.

Cheers,

Grant.

[CarlRak]

Fish one is a wrasse, possibly a crimson.

Second fish as an old boot, or wirrah.

Cheers,

Grant.

Thanks.

[Howdoweplaythis]

as an aside, the crimson banded wrasse you have is male. females are much less colourful

[CarlRak]

as an aside, the crimson banded wrasse you have is male. females are much less colourful

Ah, thanks for that.

[elferoz777]

yep crimson wrasse and a wirrah cod

The wirrah feel like sea weed when you pull them in and the wrasse from my experience have a soft bite and you dont usually feel them on until you go to pull your line in.

Taste ok (wrasse) but not the wirrah

[PRED-ATOR]

they are great looking fish well done.

[CarlRak]

they are great looking fish well done.

Lol, thanks mate, certainly weren't the target though