Pickles Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Headed out at 4 am this morning with @Hads to hit the run of Dollie’s at the Sydney FAD after a great day on kings yesterday. We got a feed of Dollie’s, but the kings were all rats - some (on 2” & 3”metals) the biggest going 50. Most of the legal fish were caught on live Yakkas (they have been small & easy to catch lately). We burlied up and started to catch what I thought was a striped trevally, but sent a pic to my mate a fishing guide (Fishabout tours) we sent to a buddy in Fisheries, who ID’d it as juvenile Hifin Amberjack (pic attached). 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corro Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Interesting looking fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) There was one posted here a few days ago for identification. What colour was inside the mouth? Not too sure about the High Fin Amberjack business. Edited January 14, 2022 by noelm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Greart report. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Nice Bob, a few dollies this time, and a new species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Thats a nice looking fish well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Do you know how big they grow and if they are good eating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Does this look familiar? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Found this looking for something else https://www.fishraider.com.au/topic/84254-fish-id-please-cottonmouth-trevally/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockett85 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Cottonmouth trevally. Caught them the last 2 times at the fads both times as the stickbait was sinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Well done Bob, early start and action aplenty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Nice one Bob. What size were the Dollies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 2:59 PM, noelm said: There was one posted here a few days ago for identification. What colour was inside the mouth? Not too sure about the High Fin Amberjack business. I thought it a curious classification also - but he was a fisheries “expert” and the only thing Ive caught offshore like this before is “Happy moments” (black Trevally) and it definitely wasn’t one of those - different fin size, shape and placement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) Juveniles are very similar but I recon like the others it’s a Cottonmouth Trevally because of the prominent Scutes on the tail wrist, Highfin Amberjack also have a very obvious Forked Caudal fin. ( Tail Fin) Cottonmouth Trevally don’t. My thoughts anyway. 🙂 Edited January 17, 2022 by Blackfish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 5:55 PM, noelm said: Does this look familiar? Noel - that certainly looks like the same fish - goes to show fisheries “sometimes” get it wrong 😑 thanks for the feedback - I’ll send to you next time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 They are kind of unusual captures down this way, but still common enough to know what they are (if you get what I mean) not too sure of their real locations and range, but like Cobia, Wahoo, various Mackeral and Rainbow Runners, Sweetlip and so on, you see a few every year, and it seems more and more are caught, maybe it's just warmer water, maybe it's just more boats, maybe it's just simply communication is easier, a quick picture on your phone, on to Facebook/Instagram/forum/whatever and half the world knows in a jiffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan1979 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Great Report as usual Pickles. Interesting colours on the Amberjack, have never seen any like that before. Have caught several in the harbour over the past 20yrs, but none like that, could be that they lose their colours as they grow. Kind of looks like a surgeon fish, but these typically tend to be darker and the distinctive sharp spikes along each side of the fish make it easy to identify. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 5:55 PM, noelm said: Does this look familiar? Hi again Noel, attached is a pic of Juvenile Hifi Amberjack, similar but different fins and more elongated shape, so Ithink you are correct with Cottonmouth Trevally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Yep, caught a few of those up north, very different fish, the mouth and the sharp "scutes" on the tail, plus the shape are all clear indicators. Edited January 18, 2022 by noelm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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