Manage two this afternoon on the Patterson

ChrisD · Post by **ChrisD** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 5:35 pm

Managed two today, one Bream and one " I have no idea what it is" (any help naming it would be appreciated)
Plenty of bites when I got there, but after an hour it went dead. Stayed for another 3 hours with nothing.
Was still nice to just sit by the river and watch the boats going up and down

rixter · Post by **rixter** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 5:46 pm

Still a nice day out , better than nothing. That small fish looks like a type of mudskipper, but it could be a tupong ?

Cheers , Rick.

Rod Bender · Post by **Rod Bender** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 5:48 pm

Can't help you Chris with fish ID but still a good effort!
cheers
Jim

Post by **Basti** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 5:56 pm

thats a goby i think. i've gotten one at sandy before

barra mick · Post by **barra mick** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 6:03 pm

. Nice session there chris

Bm

Post by **sandef** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:08 pm

had a look on google rixter i think is right its a tupong

mattsoccerfish · Post by **mattsoccerfish** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:11 pm

i think its a Gudgeon, catch a few of them at the patto, great bait for bream!!

rixter · Post by **rixter** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:15 pm

The thing that sort of distinguishes it as a tupong to me it the eyes right on top of the head ( and it's size , looks like a baby one ).

Tupong are sort of considered like a full on freshwater flathead, although a totally different species all together, but very close in look as in the eyes on top of it's head close together / the colours and shape a bit also / but no where near as flat in shape as a flathead, also the tupong have bulging eyes and look a bit different to flathead in colour also a bit (mature tupong are usually a bit darker), and they get no where near as big as a flathead ( max usually around 30cm for a tupong).

A mature tupong can almost have the same colours and pattern of a flathead or of a cod a bit, except more brownish than green/goldish found on a cod, same patterns sort of though when mature. When they are young the body colour is lighter and a bit more close to a flathead colour, but the fleshy tail part is sort of 'see through' (making the guts easier to see as a darker patch on the fish).

They are mainly found in freshwater rivers when a bit larger, but they do move downstream to more brackish and even full on saltwater during spawning.

Really hard to tell from the picture, does look a bit like a Goby too as mentioned above ( it might be ? ), but those eyes way on top of the head make me think its a baby Tupong. I Get heaps of them in the local river around my way.

Cheers , Rick.

ChrisD · Post by **ChrisD** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:24 pm

Thanks guys, at least I have more of an idea on what it was now than before. Will just have to catch another one and get more photos next time I am down that way.
All up I was happy just to get a couple today.

Post by **sandef** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:28 pm

should have a comp every now again name that fish no google or fish books allowed

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