Catch of the day [Fishing]

[neph93]

Feel like a fraud posting here as I'm at best a casual fisher, but I dragged this pretty wee fella up today (and delivered him safely back). Question is, what is he?

[Giles]

Shore Rockling….

[steelworker]

@Clint_D:

Landed the ship's record last night!  Caught a 187.5 lb Bigeye tuna:

Damn! :o Congratulations Clint!

[Peter]

@neph93 I think it's a "Cuckoo wrasse". Funny name in english haha, called "blågylta" in swedish. A female at that, the males are usually blue.

[neph93]

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Called a tangwrasse in Norwegian I've now discovered. I'm staying on the south west coast, not far from Ålesund, and they're new to me. They don't do well further north.

[Giles]

I thought it was a Shore Rockling, but actually, it is what we (in more civilised countries) call a Cuckoo Wrasse:

[neph93]

I looked up Rocklings and concluded that mine must have been a Nordic Rockling and that wrasse was a Scandi name, but OK. Tang means seaweed in Norwegian. Interestingly mine was 30cm so a relatively large specimen. I'm planning on some late fishing in an hour or two if the kids stay asleep…

[neph93]

Spot of rain so I'm wussing out of night fishing. Here are some Chups instead.

[Giles]

Couple of weeks back…..75lbs

[Giles]

[Clint_D]

Mako?

[Giles]

Blue

[Sage954]

Not a shark, but a decent bass. Caught a crayfish first to use as bait.

[neph93]

Bass is tasty [emoji39] Nice catch!

[AlanJ]

Tiddler caught in Welsh waters.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-41125399

[neph93]

Fark! Quite a fish. That's about the size of the monster halibut you get up my way.

[Peter]

Decent size Perch during a local competition. I'll never be able to move from Malmö, amazing fishing 10 min from my door by bike is too good.

[Sage954]

Sheeps Head and a Snook.

[Giles]

Nice….

[Sage954]

@Giles seems like the best things are made in Japan. We used these hooks. Sharper than any suture needles I have seen.