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Title: Fish id please
Post by: Mackerel Whisperer on March 24, 2013, 02:42:12 PM

Whats this one. Just caught it in alligator creek, the caves.

Title: Re: Fish id please
Post by: Sweetwater on March 24, 2013, 03:25:00 PM

First glance I'd say Barcoo Grunter..... but the catchment is wrong. Am curious, how big was its mouth? Is hard to tell in the pictures you posted. A sooty will have a much larger mouth than most other grunters around. Could be a sooty grunter which have been established up the Isaac, Connors, Funnel Creek arm of the Fitzroy catchment.

Could be a silver perch or a Leathery Grunter. Leathery Grunter are endemic to the Fitzroy catchment and silver perch have been stocked. If that's a leathery then it's a cracker....

Title: Re: Fish id please
Post by: drjfly on March 24, 2013, 08:13:56 PM

I reckon a leathery grunter but wont back my left one on it as the pics cut out the tail.

Title: Re: Fish id please
Post by: fishfolk on March 24, 2013, 08:40:17 PM

Leathery...

Title: Re: Fish id please
Post by: Mackerel Whisperer on March 25, 2013, 01:09:54 PM

Thanks fellas

Its mouth was pretty small. (10cent piece). Caught it on a bit of steak.

I'll settle for leathery. any good to eat? A Bushy mate that caught it was going to eat it, mind you he eats catties & tandanus too.

Cheers
Jono

Title: Re: Fish id please
Post by: Sweetwater on March 26, 2013, 09:07:39 AM

Quote from: Member on March 25, 2013, 01:09:54 PM

Thanks fellas

Its mouth was pretty small. (10cent piece). Caught it on a bit of steak.

I'll settle for leathery. any good to eat? A Bushy mate that caught it was going to eat it, mind you he eats catties & tandanus too.

Cheers
Jono

G'day Jono

Leathey Grunter are supposed to be terrible to eat, hence the name. But don't let me put you off, give one a try.