summer codling
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Well lads heres my spin on a very interesting thread.I have caught many red cod over the years when you look at a red cod there are differences genetically the red cod are not as streamlined and have shorter snout if you think about it they live in dense shallow kelp beds no need to be like a missile .have read that the reason they turn a reddy colour is down to naturally-accuring chemicals in what they feed on called carotenoids which gives the cod the ability to turn red not all cod will turn red some will decide to live in deeper water so theirs no need to take on the reddy colour they will colour and grow to match there habitat
Codcodcod!
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A mutant cod!
Kelpies
Kelpies
Interesting thread this one!
I have often wondered about the red cod but mostly around why it is that some cod return to the kelp filled gullies of the Northumberland coast while others do not. Notice I say return as it is my thinking that they are not there the year round (the latest i have heard of one being caught is early Dec). I think the move off to spawn with the fresh run cod.
Could it be that kelpies move off to spawn and their young are born with the instinct to return to the kelp? (as did their parents).
I agree that the colouring of these fish is influenced by their surroundings and the longer they live in the kelp the darker they become but think upon moving off this fades. As previously stated fresh run cod can be various colours also most likely dependent on habitat and/ or diet
Lovely red colouring to the fish in Ians post where as the one in the attached is much closer to brown (caught mid Nov). Interestingly out of main peeler season on lug tipped with squid
Kelpies
Interesting thread this one!
I have often wondered about the red cod but mostly around why it is that some cod return to the kelp filled gullies of the Northumberland coast while others do not. Notice I say return as it is my thinking that they are not there the year round (the latest i have heard of one being caught is early Dec). I think the move off to spawn with the fresh run cod.
Could it be that kelpies move off to spawn and their young are born with the instinct to return to the kelp? (as did their parents).
I agree that the colouring of these fish is influenced by their surroundings and the longer they live in the kelp the darker they become but think upon moving off this fades. As previously stated fresh run cod can be various colours also most likely dependent on habitat and/ or diet
Lovely red colouring to the fish in Ians post where as the one in the attached is much closer to brown (caught mid Nov). Interestingly out of main peeler season on lug tipped with squid
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seanyrooroo
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Codcodcod!
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Nice one Sean.. I don't catch many red fish tbh. Going to make an improved effort this summer to get a few..
