Can anyone ID this fish??

Sconik · Post by **Sconik** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:23 pm

One of the lads from work caught this critter up near the top of the Apsley Straight on the weekend. Took a squid bait at 3:30AM and went like a train apparently. Has lips like a Mother-in-law fish (Morwong) but a different body shape and markings. He said it was a shiny silver all over aisde the blothches. My guess would be some kind of Mowie but not sure.

Any ideas????

Scotty

Simmo · Post by **Simmo** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:54 pm

yeah bloke u nailed it,, it is from the family of mowong, blubber lip bream is wot we used to call them back is cairns Qld.. poop eatin, good bait for reds, nice dark red meat

fff1964 · Post by **fff1964** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:35 am

The old mother in law fish think they are a dusky Morwong

Kimberlite · Post by **Kimberlite** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:56 pm

Yep Morwong.

In WA the are referred to as a Blue Bastard or a Sand Snapper.

BarraBeast · Post by **BarraBeast** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:56 am

I've started call em SeaChooks. they have pink flesh and taste a bit like the old clucker tucker.

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Can anyone ID this fish??

Can anyone ID this fish??

yep we call them