dtbushpilot - 11-30-2011 at 01:59 PM
Went down the beach for a bit of fishing this morning and caught what I originally thought was a pompano but now I'm not really sure. It had a rubbery
mouth and fought well. I considered taking him home for supper but it was early in the day and I didn't want to carry him around all morning so he was
released to fight another day.
Who can give me a positive ID?
mulegemichael - 11-30-2011 at 02:07 PM
david....i hooked one of those at the lighthouse several years ago that weighed around 30 lbs..took me over an hour of running up and down the beach
to finally get him in...took him to the hotel and they all called him "pescado blanca"...ya know, "white fish"...they are strong suckers, huh?....i
kept mine, obviously, and he was muy bueno on la mesa...
Porgy
tripledigitken - 11-30-2011 at 02:14 PM
How about this guy?
http://www.mexfish.com/fish/prgy/prgy.htm
This one may be closer yet.............
http://www.mexfish.com/fish/bdparg/bdparg.htm
[Edited on 11-30-2011 by tripledigitken]
dtbushpilot - 11-30-2011 at 02:31 PM
I don't think it was a porgy or a pargo Ken, he was very narrow at the tail like a jack but the rubbery lips had me wondering. It was a good sized
fish, over 10lbs, the reel in the picture is close to the camera so it is a bit deceiving......thanks for the suggestions....dt
Osprey - 11-30-2011 at 02:53 PM
DT, looks exactly like a Yellow Jack in my book. Says they lose the golden color soon after they are caught. Look up Yellow Jack anywhere and you'll
see that fish, different color.
Palometa Amarilla
tripledigitken - 11-30-2011 at 03:01 PM
Good call Osprey.
Check out the last fish photo on this page.
http://www.mexfish.com/fish/gdjk/gdjk.htm
[Edited on 11-30-2011 by tripledigitken]
Pescador - 11-30-2011 at 03:08 PM
It is what we call an Almaco Jack. Osprey hit it right on.
dtbushpilot - 11-30-2011 at 03:11 PM
Yep, that's it, the last picture could be his twin brother (or sister).......thanks for the help Nomads.....dt
Skipjack Joe - 11-30-2011 at 04:40 PM
They're called gold trevally in the south pacific. It's supposed to be one of the better eating trevallies. They come up on the flats with the tide
and are sometimes caught while fishing for bonefish.
I've never caught one in the cortez.