CONGER

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#1 Post by **croppyboy** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:07 pm

Hi lads
another stupid question how can you tell diffrence between a strap conger and an ordinary eel the reason i ask is that we used to catch huge eels of a trawler in wexford town when we were kids they were so thick that they couldnt feck up your trace and line we just thought they were ordinary eels

croppy

#2 Post by **boycie89** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:44 pm

wait til you catch a fairly decent conger ! , and believe me then you will know the difference !! :D

#3 Post by **fishinmidget** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:47 pm

well......I've never seen a silver eel more than a meter long and the silver eels head is a little more rounded than the congers which have quite blunt nose.

#4 Post by **lumpy** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:24 pm

silver eels mouths tend to be quite small compared to the rest of their body

#5 Post by **Adam S** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:08 pm

in conger the upper lip protrudes above the lower, in silver/freshwater eels the bottom lip protrudes

#6 Post by **bigden** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:25 pm

Congers are noticeably bluer in colour

#7 Post by **Donagh** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:40 pm

congers dorsal starts in line with its pectoral fin. A fresh water eels starts well back.

Donagh