SimJ Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Could someone please put me out of my misery and tell me what type of fish this is? Only one largish fin on its back, had a greenish tinge running down its spine when we caught it and no teeth. Really shiny and slimy. Cheers, Simmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GregL Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfact...sh/gsubfasc.htm Silver biddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 zrealist Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Agree Silver biddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SimJ Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfact...sh/gsubfasc.htm Silver biddy Thanks for the replys guys, but I really doubt its a biddy, otherwise its a new record (over 20cm)... also the fins dont really match up especially the dorsal which was really short not long like a bream or biddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mottyman Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I reckon its a herring of some kind ??? I used to catch them in the Hawkesbury when I was a kid.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cut_loose Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Its a herring Catch them down the Georges River all the time. Great bait for Flatties, Bream & Jewies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 luderick59 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 looks like a herring plenty in narra lake peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SimJ Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Where did you catch it, if freshwater im shore its a freshwater herring, other wise its a silver biddy It was caught in the harbour down near Greenwich wharf. We went down there again last night and caught 2 more so they must be thick atm. (we tried a little bit as sashimi and it wasnt great ) Its definitely not a silver biddy because all 3 were over 20cm which is max biddy length. Thanks for ur replys btw guys, so are we agreed on Herring? Cheers, Simmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SimJ Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=392 definitely a herring... but why are they in Greenwich? isnt that a bit out of their territory? Cheers, Simmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 royboy Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Its probably a different species of herring. Arripis greenwichii? They're better off as live bait so next time you catch one, give it a piercing and let him out to swim in a deep hole. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SimJ Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Its probably a different species of herring. Arripis greenwichii? They're better off as live bait so next time you catch one, give it a piercing and let him out to swim in a deep hole. Cheers. Royboy always the comedian!! yeah will do definitely not worth munching. Cheers, Simmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 slinkymalinky Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Definitely a herring... primary target for cast nets in SE Queensland and further North. Fantastic live bait for flatties and big bream. Also easily caught when you find schools using an unbaited bait jig (smallest you can find). A single 3/0 Black Magic KL circle or similar sideways through the nose and fish it on the bottom on the drift. Even small bream scoff them on the Gold Coast but fishing with live herring the average Bream is usually 35cm+ (not bad considering that overall the average lure-caught Gold Coast Bream is probably closer to 20-25cm). Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SimJ Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Definitely a herring... primary target for cast nets in SE Queensland and further North. Fantastic live bait for flatties and big bream. Also easily caught when you find schools using an unbaited bait jig (smallest you can find). A single 3/0 Black Magic KL circle or similar sideways through the nose and fish it on the bottom on the drift. Even small bream scoff them on the Gold Coast but fishing with live herring the average Bream is usually 35cm+ (not bad considering that overall the average lure-caught Gold Coast Bream is probably closer to 20-25cm). Cheers, Slinky Mate all the herring we caught were over 20cm... would bream really be able to handle them that big? or would it be better to gang hook them and try for a jew? cheers, Simmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 A.dawg Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 There scales come off really easily iff u cast them out live the scales coming off them is like natural burley have kingies skooling the boat in no time but the kingies just look at it and run away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fisho1990 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 thats a herring, we use a lot of them for our lizards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kingpig Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Herring are great bait and that is a herring. At 20cm he may be a bit big for a live bait for bream buy i have caught some big bream on 5-6 cm models at Ballina. He would make a jew bait live or split butterflied. If targetting smaller fish than split him from vent staight across to fornt of dorsal. You end up with a head end and a tail end great bait. Cheers & Tight Lines Kingpig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 muz2020 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Looks kinda like a inshore southern herring.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jewfishnetter Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 they are herrings and they are absolutely everywhere in the hawkesbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 scotty4fishing Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 sliver biddy for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cobba Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 It's a Herring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Could someone please put me out of my misery and tell me what type of fish this is?
Only one largish fin on its back, had a greenish tinge running down its spine when we caught it and no teeth. Really shiny and slimy.
Cheers,
Simmo
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