Fish id please
Submitted by clarky29 on Thu, 2019-04-04 11:26
Caught this off Bunbury yesterday and wasnt sure what it was. Looked tasty but put it back anyway.
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kirky79
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Old boot
Wirrah I think it's called.
Good call putting it back.
Sea goat
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yeah pretty sure thats a
yeah pretty sure thats a wirrah. caught a few before, they actually put up a good fight for their size.
Gav475
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Wirrah
Definitely a wirrah. Shittiss maximus. Poor eating.
clarky29
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Thanks looks like a good call
What do you guys use for fish id books or apps and whats best. Recfish west app seems to only have popular species
Mark_M
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Western Wirrah
Comes up in the RFW app straight away:
oval body/truncate tail/spots-stripes:Wirrah, all species
terrible eating, but a bag limit of 2, go figure
Gav475
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Id
The fish id on this site is as good as any. Also has glen from the museum to help with curly ones.
Faulkner Family
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Sea fishes of wa had one
Sea fishes of wa had one but misplaced it when moving house .
Other than that as mentioned on here is usualy spot on and quick
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together