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Post by fredo on Dec 28, 2009 15:37:16 GMT
I caught this fish on Boxing Day (by mistake). It weighed about 1lb 8oz and was a bit scruffy due to sea lice. I counted 13 sea lice on the fish.
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Post by fredo on Dec 28, 2009 17:01:44 GMT
Garry Beach, Isle of Lewis. It ate a mackerel bait intended for flounders.
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Post by fredo on Dec 28, 2009 17:34:11 GMT
Not this time. My mate, fishing 30 yards to my right, had 3 flounders. The beaches in the area used to be a popular spot with gill netters but we have worked hard to stop that. As the gill netting has decreased, the number and size of flatfish on the beaches has increased.
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Post by Tyne Angler on Dec 28, 2009 17:37:44 GMT
Looks a prime spot for trying out my new Century rod!
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Post by builnacraig on Dec 29, 2009 7:45:23 GMT
Nice one Fredo, interesting to see them carrying quite a few lice over the winter.
BnC
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Post by sinkingtip on Dec 29, 2009 12:18:29 GMT
I'm wondering if, due to the condition of its fins (neb looks a bit scubby also), if it's already been through a season / part season in fresh water, has returned to the salt and is now foraging off shore (sea trout don't travel too far out apparently) prior to making a return inland journey 'next' season in mint condition. Don't know - just wondering. Nice one BTW.
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Post by fredo on Dec 29, 2009 17:35:43 GMT
Apart from the lice damage, the fish was in good condition. I would bet the fish has been in the sea since the spring and could be classed as a big finnock.
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Post by sinkingtip on Dec 29, 2009 20:32:08 GMT
I would bet the fish has been in the sea since the spring and could be classed as a big finnock. Yes, I never considered that.
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