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Fish ID.

#1 Post by JAKES »

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Results: Looking for a fish ID, I'm thinking Black Goby and a common goby.




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Re: Fish ID.

#2 Post by Creep »

I dont to Light rod fishin but a quick search brought up Round Goby?
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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Re: Fish ID.

#3 Post by donal domeney »

Black goby the top one and without seeing the dot on the first dorsal fin I'd say a sand goby for the second one. Pics taken from an old version of "Collins Gem Guide, Fresh and Saltwater Fish" probably one of the best books you could buy to identify fish in our waters. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Gem-Fre ... 0004588274
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Re: Fish ID.

#4 Post by Jayball10 »

Nice fish mate.

Worth printing out the PDFs on this post to have in the house. I keep meaning to get a folder for the mini species one to bring along when pier/rock fishing too.

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... =1&t=30345

Theres also some good smartphone apps out there for identifying species. Heres a post I did myself a while back:

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... =6&t=41503
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Re: Fish ID.

#5 Post by Davy Murdoch »

I`d say they`re both black gobies... The second one is very big for a sand goby!!
They are a slender goby and usually only grow to about 7 cm(max 10cm) and there should be 4 dark bars along its side..
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