Topic: Strange Runswick Fish (Read 4262 times)

Baramundi Bob · « **on:** January 28, 2007, 01:37:55 AM »

Lobbers has emailed me this pick of a strange fish caught at Runswick Bay last night.

my best guess is a horse mackerel. What do others think ??

Davs · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:39:22 AM »

Yeah defo scad....horsy mack

Baramundi Bob · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:40:30 AM »

What's the betting Paul has it on a plate right now with a big pile of chips at the side ?????

davs · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:40:58 AM »

strange catch round here , was it actually caught or washed up ?

Bazas · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:42:16 AM »

ive only ever caught these in the summer amongst the mackarel, they are usually tight in to the pier and some days you can catch quite a few very unusual in the winter, i think they are protected?

lobbers · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:42:45 AM »

shame that cos it died on my hook, did,nt even see a bite, strange to catch a maky of any type in the middle of winter, me lug bait must have sesembled a spinner lol

ringers · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:43:51 AM »

definately a horse mackerel (scad).not worth eating as they are very boney.very unusual in winter as they usually shoal with the mackerel.

bigcods · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:44:50 AM »

Yes its a scad horsemackeral we were catching codlings off a wreck last spring and there was a feed mark next to the wreck and it scad which was marking as all the codling we caught which was quite a few all had small scad in there mouths .
They used to be knee deep years ago when i was a lad when we fished for mackeral on the peir in summer they would allways appear just as it went dusk they have a nasty little spike on them so you had to be carefull when handleing them.

doc · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:45:23 AM »

Definitely a horse mackerel or scad (Trachurus trachurus), not to be confused with the Allis and Twaite shads (Alosa alosa & Alosa fallax) which have a varying degree of protection, as species of high conservation importance.

bukos · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:46:03 AM »

I've seen those swimming tight in to South Gare some time ago.
Are any more of those Rays Bream turning up on the beaches?

Should be fishing Runswick from the low upwards tonight, hoping for something a bit more coddy than that though!

doc · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:46:31 AM »

Beach netters along Holderness have been getting a few Rays Bream in their nets just recently.

Baramundi Bob · « **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:47:04 AM »

Hi Nigel,

Paul was saying they have been washing up on the beach at Whitby.

bukos · « **Reply #12 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:47:41 AM »

While on the subject of strange fish at Runswick I did read a report that there were a few garfish off there last Summer. I've caught them in Wales and Cornwall but never seen them up this way.
I suppose they could have been pipefish though.

Baramundi Bob · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:48:17 AM »

Lad in our club caught 2 skate at runswick bay 2 years ago in march

bukos · « **Reply #14 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:48:41 AM »

It certainly turns up some surprises! At least there's not (I hope) the Hagfish that seem to be turning up a lot on the marks around the Tyne area.

Grovers · « **Reply #15 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:49:11 AM »

I caught this unusual specimin at Skinningrove last night. Can anyone identify it for me please? Im sure Ive seen this type of fish before But it was so long ago Ive forgotten what it is?

Baramundi Bob · « **Reply #16 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:50:12 AM »

I have a vague memory of one of those. I think it could be a cod and its one more than I have managed this week.

Well done Grover !!!!

doc · « **Reply #17 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:50:40 AM »

Garfish were caught off the beaches at some venues along the Holderness coast during last summer, Mappleton and Hornsea produced the odd one. The intertidal netters also had a few in their nets, along with a few other strangers (Red mullet and blackfish (an abyssal species found at depths of 1000m+)).

bukos · « **Reply #18 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:51:18 AM »

Is that unusual Doc? Or have they turned up before?
They're not a species I would usually target but I had some good sport in Wales with them last year on a fly rod. You certainly know when they're following!!

davs · « **Reply #19 on:** January 28, 2007, 01:51:47 AM »

i also found a garfish at the north gare last summer, with a big chunk ripped out of it ,
nice fish grover what size was that ?

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