John Dory

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John Dory

#1 Post by garretthen »

Caught my first John Dory last weekend whilst drifting round St John's point, Killybegs.
Strange looking fella.
It was grunting at us when we took it on board.
Maybe they're caught regularly but I hadn't seen one before.
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#2 Post by JOHN1 »

Nice catch.
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#3 Post by chuckaroo »

not caught regularly. very special catch. super fish.
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Re: John Dory

#4 Post by jacko1 »

as above not a fish often caught off our shores on a rod well done man
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#5 Post by Johndory16 »

well done not a fish that is caught often around our shores.
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Re: John Dory

#6 Post by paul rea »

Great catch
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#7 Post by rushnaldo »

Great catch. Donegal bay does throw them up mostly later on every summer in july and august. Rubber eels and mackerel strips or both combined they usually take. Beautiful fish to eat :)
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#8 Post by Bofs »

My brother had one off Culdaff pier a couple of years ago.
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Re: John Dory

#9 Post by saving private brian »

one of the nicest fishes you can eat
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