Fish Identification
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Re: Fish Identification
That looks like a Small spotted dart, do you have another picture of this fish at a better angle from top down?
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Re: Fish Identification
Yeah, it does look like it. I would love to use the live photo but the angle is a little off. Nice catch on this uncommon fish!
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Looks interesting indeed, it's probably different from the usual black damselfish we catch. I will look try to look that up.
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That's a beauty, I remember someone caught this fish at BJT and posted on fishingkaki years back. Do you mind if I use your picture for HLF library?
Good catch!
Good catch!
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I'm always happy to contribute to the HLF library
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Re: Fish Identification
I've seen one of this caught by an angler at Labrador Jetty years back. It should be a Threadless blenny but I am not entirely sure. You want to be careful when handling them as they are venomous.
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Re: Fish Identification
Thanks Peace, you're the best
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It is also possible that it's a Variable fang blenny, a more commonly documented species locally. Its colour (or the dark stripe) may vary depending on environment I guess.
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Re: Fish Identification
I saw an nice old chap land this at BJT earlier in 2018 too. Wanted to ask him what bait/setup he was using but forgot.. Mind sharing what you used? Would like to try landing a beauty like this, but all I can seem to catch with prawn and squid meat are wrasses hahahahredeyefishing wrote: ↑Sat Sep 29, 2018 3:24 pm
This is a lovely one that i caught today.
A Blue Ring Angelfish. My proudest moment so far. Lol
Always something bigger out there
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Re: Fish Identification
Your rig and bait is probably correct, it's just not as common as you may expect it to be. Apollo small hooks with prawn meat usually nails it.
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