Fish ID Required ??

Mark, how are the fish stocks seeming in general? has the global warming shown any impact yet?

a few coming off the beaches here, some off the banks 3 miles out but I only fish for them on lures so not likely to see them yet. North Norfolk is doing okay I hear. Huge whiting around, had a 2.5lber last time, day before I had ten ray, best went 14lb, hell of a thing that was, struggled to get it into the kayak to take home!

Are the Bass around yet?. they are my favourite fish to eat.
Jim.
Lincoln .7

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Huss is technically a larger cousin but commercially and in chippies etc you’ll see them interchanged, perhaps with smoothound etc too. Huss, rock, rock salmon, rock eel etc. Both are a type of catshark which always makes me grin. They’re worth so little commercially and take baits people put out for more valued fish so they’re often treated with disdain. Ones in nets are often just dumped or used in crab/lobster pots; they’re also a pain to skin. I catch loads of them (I’m out 2-3 times a week normally) and think they’re a pretty little fish so almost all go back. I keep one or two for the table on occasion but not often as I have better, easier fish in numbers too.

It’s a female lesser spotted dogfish and the pink colouration means it’s just about dead. It won’t have survived. Looks pregnant too.

From the mouth of the expert!

Isn’t dogfish similar to Rock or Huss?
You tend to find these lying around after the fishing boats come in.
Either unwanted catch or old bait. Seems there is not much call for them commercially unless a nice size.
Quite common around the UK.

Yes, Snapper is correct. They hunt in packs, mainly on the bottom of the Sea bed when not far from land. I remember years ago, a friend and I went out in my boat from Weybourn, Norfolk, I thought he was getting the bait, and he thought I was, turned out we had no bait to fish with. We did however, en route, manage to get a single Mackerel, with this sliced up, we caught over 20 Dogfish, taking the bait from one we had caught from its mouth, and then re baiting the hook with that bit of bait. Very strong fighting fish, even more so, if you are fishing down tide, and have the current to fight as well.
Jim.
L7

It’s a female lesser spotted dogfish and the pink colouration means it’s just about dead. It won’t have survived. Looks pregnant too.

trumper ! yes I too hope it survived ! but it was looking a little weak when we found it !! and yes guys we also thought it was a tiny shark !!

Keith 🙂

Is it the eggs that are called Mermaids purses.I hope it survived.

Same family of fish.

its a dog fish which is actually a type of shark

Dogfish, usually found off the Canadian province of Newfoundland in Labrador

You’re welcome.:)

Thanks charliehunt ! Yes have had the same answer from another forum ! Thank you again !

Keith 🙂

Looks like a dogfish.