NESA Species Hunt 2013

[Bassboyo]

What's the three types ov roklin?

Three beard , five beard and shore

I don't catch a lot of these so not great at identifying. The five beard is obvious as its got 5 barbules. The 3 beard and shore both have 3 barbules.
Looking at the following info maybe we need all of our rockling to be changed to shore rockling including mine. With future photos that must include a clear shot of the head / body.
What do the mods think ??

http://www.lymeregissac.co.uk/Rockling%20ID.htm

 

[John findley]

How u identify the shore roklin?

 

[Thunderpants]

Yes based on the link from Bassboyo I agree that it is a shore rockling not a three beard and I think yours is as well John. I will change those two on the table. Lumpsucker's rockling looks like it is a three beard as his photo seems to faintly show the leopard spots along its back.

Bassboyo's link - how to identify the different types of rockling LRSAC Official Website

 

[lumpsucker]

The website in Boyos post has some very good photos. it looks like mine was a shore, not 3b,, judging by those pics. Bonny looking slug that 3b!! Wouldn't mind one of them. Are they all that vividly coloured, or does it vary? Probably hybrids inbetween too to make things trickier. Anyone eaten a rockling by the way? The snot might crisp up nicely

 

[Thunderpants]

Lumpsucker are those faint spots along it's back in your pic can you remember if it had them? That would make it a three beard. However, if you are still sure it's a shore rockling then I will change it to that. Just let me know what you think.

Shore Rockling .....

Three Bearded Rockling ....

 

[lumpsucker]

Was Defo a shore mate, v. Plain looking in comparison to those tasty looking ones. Yum yum

 

[Thunderpants]

Ok will put it down as a shore rockling then.

 

[Bassboyo]

Ok will put it down as a shore rockling then.

Pants of thunder , is there any chance of enabling the thanks button on posts please

 

[Thunderpants]

I can't mate, you have to be a moderator to do that.

 

[Bassboyo]

I can't mate, you have to be a moderator to do that.

Could you ask one please

 

[lobsterwells]

your doing great i half expect for bassboyo to houy a great white shark up on here , but i'd love to know where he caught that mackeral from in january :question: altho i dont question his fishing ability but lets face it we are all thinking the same

 

[Thunderpants]

Could you ask one please

Sorry I don't know any to ask but if one reads this you have now already asked

 

[Thunderpants]

your doing great i half expect for bassboyo to houy a great white shark up on here , but i'd love to know where he caught that mackeral from in january :question: altho i dont question his fishing ability but lets face it we are all thinking the same

It looks like competition is going to be tough this year Lobsterwells You have got your work cut out defending your title.

 

[lobsterwells]

its like my football team mate im going down lol . altho i aint even been fishing yet lol its to cold and im rather thinking of carp fishing more then sea fishing this year ... just to give you's a chance lol

 

[Thunderpants]

lol every little helps

 

[lumpsucker]

Macky can be caught all year round off the south west coast in small numbers as a few shoals don't migrate away for the winter. The question really is where from, I believe the herring is another clue., and so is a cod being more of a rarity there

 

[Darnc]

My bets on the brixham area of Devon

 

[Bassboyo]

Macky can be caught all year round off the south west coast in small numbers as a few shoals don't migrate away for the winter. The question really is where from, I believe the herring is another clue., and so is a cod being more of a rarity there

Remember is only a rarity as it was lure caught ? Just like all my species ha ha

 

[Bassboyo]

My bets on the brixham area of Devon

Not even remotely close ha ha

 

[Darnc]

Is Gibraltar classed as uk waters