fredo
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Post by fredo on May 23, 2010 19:29:43 GMT
This wee surprise came from a deep water mark on the west coast of the island. It was that green it looked like a coalfish in the water.
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Post by butler106 on May 23, 2010 19:45:15 GMT
Strange colour fredo, but a bonnie looking fish! what you using on you hook to catch him?
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Post by fredo on May 23, 2010 20:04:07 GMT
It took a herring and squid bait meant for flatfish. We had quite a few dabs, plaice and flounders all of which were stuffed with sandeels.
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Post by builnacraig on May 23, 2010 20:21:47 GMT
A very fine looking fish. Not many lice either?
BnC
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fredo
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Post by fredo on May 23, 2010 20:43:39 GMT
Just 3 immature lice. West coast fish seem to be almost lice free this year. I wish the same could be said for the Minch sea trout.
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Post by G Ritchie on May 23, 2010 20:46:48 GMT
It does look in fine condition, good to hear there are less sea lice this year.
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Post by diverdave on May 23, 2010 21:23:07 GMT
What a bonny fish, i guess this is what they are meant to look like! It has very few spots, and is kind of like a blue trout in colour.
A cracker!
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Post by sinkingtip on May 24, 2010 9:56:13 GMT
I see what you mean about the green tinge - certainly a new one on me.
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Post by tweedsider on May 24, 2010 15:48:49 GMT
Any chance that colour came about due to the habitat, like when codling live among kelp during the summer and take on a golden or even red colour? Bonny fush by the way.
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Post by dunkeld on May 24, 2010 15:56:54 GMT
Any chance that colour came about due to the habitat, l. That in my opinion, is exactly the reason why its that colour. To suit/blend in with the colours associated with the ocean and its environment. It would colour up pretty quickly once it enters the river. k
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Post by CGFS on May 24, 2010 19:07:47 GMT
guys in the 80,s we did a lot a work with the torry lab in abdn we tagged 36 herring put them in a tank of sea water app 90tons left them for a week water was circulated when we pumped out the tank we were down t 6" when we decided to go down into tank to investigate we found that all the herring had changed colour to a nearly white coinciding with the colour of the tank could this be possible with this s/t being in amongst a whiter colour of seabed(just a thought)
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fredo
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Post by fredo on May 24, 2010 19:27:26 GMT
The seabed in the bay consists of sand. All the sea trout we have taken this year have been over sand, with the colour of the fishes backs being either yellow, brown, blue or black. This particular fish was totaly different, having a green back. It may have been like this as it was feeding in quite deep water? (I suppose it could have been living under a cage and turned that colour due to exposure to the cocktail of chemicals the fish farmers are currently using. (bad joke))
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Post by builnacraig on May 24, 2010 19:33:23 GMT
Malachite green was banned years ago
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Post by conwyrod on May 24, 2010 20:08:30 GMT
Green?
Sure it wasn't a mackerel! ;D
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