hookerbruce Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Don't do a lot of freshwater fishing. Calling this a yellow belly 37 cm caught Coopers creek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 On-Ya Bruce. Having a good time I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 "Could be a Silver Perch or a pale looking Yellowbelly (Golden Perch).Their "depth of colour" can vary depending on where they live. Hope you get some more, bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Recon its a Yellowbelly with that tail. BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toilor Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Yellowbelly for sure. They do look a bit different when caught from catchments that flow into Lake Eyre as opposed to the ones from the Murray Catchment. It would be interesting to know how long the stocks have been separated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookerbruce Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 No more decent fish just a few small grunter and other things. Few shrimp and yabbies plus some crabs. Just small ones don't know what type. From Burke river at Boulia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Inland Freshwater crab Bruce. “Austrothelphusa transversa” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookerbruce Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Thanks Gordon I haven't caught them before. Just left Mt Isa so don't think there will be much fishing for a few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Yeah but when you meet up with Sting .... lucky buggar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Good work Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) Nice report have to agree with Neil looks more like a Silver Perch but we might be wrong mate nice fish but. Edited June 5, 2018 by masterfisho7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) Edited June 5, 2018 by masterfisho7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) Looks like a Golden Perch to me. The mouth is too big for it to be a Silver Perch. Silver Perch have small mouths. Edited June 6, 2018 by Penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Silver Perch have a Concave tail, YellowBelly/Golden Perch have a Convex tail. This one looks like its got a a Convex tail. Bit like Jewfish Vs Teraglin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 On 4/06/2018 at 8:31 AM, Blackfish said: Recon its a Yellowbelly with that tail. BN Thanks for that Blackfish. Quite some time since I've caught a Silver Perch and as a protected species where I fish, I don't target them. Never knew that about the tail. Many thanks, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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