TheSillySalmon Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) This was a fish I got last week , just curious what it is . Thanks guys ? Edited August 3, 2018 by TheSillySalmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 New Signing Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Australian Salmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheSillySalmon Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 This is the same fish from another angle ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rickmarlin62 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Plus one aust salmon kahawai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fragmeister Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Yep - Australian Salmon ( Eaticus Horribillus) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheSillySalmon Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 So I fished the same spot a week later and got this beauty (for me anyways ahah) . I posted it in a fishing report and judging from my fellows fishos responses there I am now very confident it’s a tailor . However I thought I may as well post it here as well .. two heads are better than one . ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheSillySalmon Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 Another angle of above fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 New Signing Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Yep Tailor. Good way to tell the difference between the two is to stick your finger in its mouth. If you lose your finger = tailor if not = Salmon. Only works 8 times though Edited August 3, 2018 by New Signing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Captain Spanner Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 26 minutes ago, New Signing said: Yep Tailor. Good way to tell the difference between the two is to stick your finger in its mouth. If you lose your finger = tailor if not = Salmon. Only works 8 times though Works unlimited times on salmon. Take the hook out first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fragmeister Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Here is a good photo comparison Australian Salmon above ( always swim to the left) Tailor above( Always swim to the right) Only joking of course but interestingly, an old fishing book I have describes the Tailor as having a "Pugnacious" look about it which means "eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight." I must admit I can see that in the Tailor's head!... what a cranky looking b@$t@rd! Compare the two attitudes in the pictures.. This is what they are saying... Salmon: " What? I'm just swimmin' mate... chill out! Tailor: " You talkin' to me..."YOU TALKIN' TO ME! .. I'll 'ave ya!.. C'Mon! I joke too earlier in the post about the eating quality of the Salmon in my fake scientific name and certainly both the Salmon and the Tailor are not what I would call the best quality table fish but they do vastly improve if you apply the very best practices with the fish. "Kill em , bleed 'em and ice 'em" and then eat them that day. A lot of people like to smoke them or make fish cakes out of them. There are some great recipes on the Fishraider site. Cheers Jim 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yowie Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Jim, and Silly Salmon: A fillet from a 35 to 40 cm tailor, bread crumbed and pan fried, or marinated in lime juice for half an hour then onto the BBQ plate, nothing wrong with tailor either way. The salmon is not as good as that. O.K. for fish cakes, though the smaller ones can be gutted, stuffed with a home made fried rice mixture including some chopped bacon and egg, drizzled with lemon juice, wrapped in foil and baked in the oven. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fragmeister Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Granted Yowie... but I bet you would rather eat one of those many flatties you pull out of the Hacking! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wazatherfisherman Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 7 hours ago, fragmeister said: Here is a good photo comparison Australian Salmon above ( always swim to the left) Tailor above( Always swim to the right) Only joking of course but interestingly, an old fishing book I have describes the Tailor as having a "Pugnacious" look about it which means "eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight." I must admit I can see that in the Tailor's head!... what a cranky looking b@$t@rd! Compare the two attitudes in the pictures.. This is what they are saying... Salmon: " What? I'm just swimmin' mate... chill out! Tailor: " You talkin' to me..."YOU TALKIN' TO ME! .. I'll 'ave ya!.. C'Mon! I joke too earlier in the post about the eating quality of the Salmon in my fake scientific name and certainly both the Salmon and the Tailor are not what I would call the best quality table fish but they do vastly improve if you apply the very best practices with the fish. "Kill em , bleed 'em and ice 'em" and then eat them that day. A lot of people like to smoke them or make fish cakes out of them. There are some great recipes on the Fishraider site. Cheers Jim Tailor and Pike Eels are both angry looking critters- you just know they want to bite you given half a chance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheSillySalmon Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 Thanks everyone for the replies , much appreciated!!! I think it’s time to set my eyes on some Trevally next ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Guest123456789 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Tailor are beautiful eating smoked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yowie Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 On 8/3/2018 at 3:36 PM, fragmeister said: Granted Yowie... but I bet you would rather eat one of those many flatties you pull out of the Hacking! I like the flatties as well, more so the blue spots or tigers caught outside than the duskies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 JonD Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Sorry for being a bit blunt but why don't you have some sort of fish id. Simply put you need to know what species you are catching if you intend keeping any, you also need to know legal sizes and quotas etc. Didn't you recently post other fish including protected species ( black cod ) you didn't know what they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fragmeister Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 13 hours ago, flatheadluke said: Tailor are beautiful eating smoked Yep..can't agree more. ...must get a new smoker. Can you recommend one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Guest123456789 Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 7 hours ago, fragmeister said: Yep..can't agree more. ...must get a new smoker. Can you recommend one? i personally like a Weber kettle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 big Neil Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 On 8/4/2018 at 12:07 AM, TheSillySalmon said: Thanks everyone for the replies , much appreciated!!! I think it’s time to set my eyes on some Trevally next ... I think it's time you set your eyes on some fish identification charts, just in case the "Trevally" turns out to be a Bream. Good luck mate. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fragmeister Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 5 hours ago, flatheadluke said: i personally like a Weber kettle Thanks Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yowie Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 NSW Fisheries provides fish identification booklets from time to time, with pictures of the more commonly caught species, and bag and size limits. The newer fishos should grab one of these for reference info. and keep it in the tackle box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheSillySalmon Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 10 hours ago, big Neil said: I think it's time you set your eyes on some fish identification charts, just in case the "Trevally" turns out to be a Bream. Good luck mate. bn Hahahaha yeah mate that’s a fair comment Cheers SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheSillySalmon Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 26 minutes ago, Yowie said: NSW Fisheries provides fish identification booklets from time to time, with pictures of the more commonly caught species, and bag and size limits. The newer fishos should grab one of these for reference info. and keep it in the tackle box. Cheers Yowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheSillySalmon Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 8/4/2018 at 5:28 PM, JonD said: Sorry for being a bit blunt but why don't you have some sort of fish id. Simply put you need to know what species you are catching if you intend keeping any, you also need to know legal sizes and quotas etc. Didn't you recently post other fish including protected species ( black cod ) you didn't know what they were. Hey mate , No I never posted anything of the sorts about protected species . You’ve gotten me mixed up with someone else (check my post history if you want). And I’ve never kept any fish I’ve caught (let alone an undersized one -not that I have anything against people keeping legal fish for eating purposes). . Cheers anyway , I will take your advice and get myself a fish ID 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 JonD Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 15 hours ago, TheSillySalmon said: Hey mate , No I never posted anything of the sorts about protected species . You’ve gotten me mixed up with someone else (check my post history if you want). And I’ve never kept any fish I’ve caught (let alone an undersized one -not that I have anything against people keeping legal fish for eating purposes). . Cheers anyway , I will take your advice and get myself a fish ID No problem, good idea to get an id chart, they are free. You can get the measure stickers which have most common species as well as the booklets at most tackle stores free ( these are the fisheries ones ). No need for any checking, just a coincidence someone posted a similar thread a couple of days before, infact saw one posted yesterday where someone posted another black cod on the filleting table among the snapper (on Facebook). A simple mistake can end up extremely costly, it's also good to know the dangerous species with venomous spines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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