Santiago
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Need help on Fish I.D.
Here are two inshore guys I could not identify: the first one I think is a sunset wrasse but I'm stuck on the second one. They were both caught in
50-100 feet of water, jigging small irons/plastics.
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Fishing in general last week at BOLA was very slow. There were huge schools of squid that the pangas fished every night; between 30 and 50 each
night. The young man that did some work for me on my place fished two nights with a total of 3000 kilos. During the day, the fish trucks were loaded
for shipping to Ensenada and Guadalajara.
One night a shrimp boat came into the south bay, waking us up at 3:00am. Also the military boats were out at night checking registrations of the
pangas. Noisy buggers.
Rumors of one 40# white sea bass in the Remidios area. I should say that the spotted bass were out in force and a few damn barracuda were about which
was kinda surprising.
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David K
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Santiago, the first one is a Whitefish... Pez Blanco. See if that jives with Gene Kira's page on it: http://mexfish.com/fish/ocwht/ocwht.htm
I caught them north of Smith, years ago.
The second one looks like a type of Jack (Jack Crevalle?) Almost looks like a yellowtail, without the yellow!
[Edited on 1-13-2010 by David K]
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Cardon Man
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the 2nd fish sure looks like it would be in the jack family, carangidae. Juvenille almaco or amber jack? or other?
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Maybe it's a fortune jack, seriola peruana?
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cardon Man
Maybe it's a fortune jack, seriola peruana? |
I think you may have it...
Here is Gene's page on it: http://mexfish.com/fish/fortjk/fortjk.htm
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Skipjack Joe
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Thanks for sharing, Santiago.
Fish pictures are so much more appealing when the fish are still alive.
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Always did like whitefish,the other is some kind of jack for sure,I like the looks of him,maybe a small amberjack?
Rob
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First one is what the Mexicans call a pierna (leg) White sweet meat,after you fillet it cut out the bony center of each one. Ending up with 4 fillets
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Fish pictures are so much more appealing when the fish are still alive. |
Or, in a tortilla. 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Thanks for sharing, Santiago.
Fish pictures are so much more appealing when the fish are still alive. |
Must agree, their color change is very sad.. that's why I used to toss them back, most of the time 
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smlslikfish
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actually that 1st one is known as a "razor gilled finger slicer" by the so cal deckhands! Watch out for the back edge of the gill plates.
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They call it a salemon on the Pacific side and the long rangers call it a whitefish and Roundtoit is right that the natives in the Baja side call it a
Pierna. The second fish is called an almaco jack, not much good eating there, but the Pierna is great eating.
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The Whitefish is also known as " The poor mans Yellowtail". Not sure why.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishbuck
The Whitefish is also known as " The poor mans Yellowtail". Not sure why. |
they fight hARd, aNd aLL the way up ( not much bladder / if any?)
similar? appearance @ "color"...(kinda, i GueSs)
in the past, 3-6 pounders were noT oUt of the Question whiLe fishing the reefs (middriff area) for Yellows...
! PrEFeRiR!A eSTaR eN baJa !
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| Quote: | Originally posted by GrOUper-GAr
they fight hARd, aNd aLL the way up ( not much bladder / if any?)
similar? appearance @ "color"...(kinda, i GueSs)
in the past, 3-6 pounders were noT oUt of the Question whiLe fishing the reefs (middriff area) for Yellows... |
Hey GR....why don't you knock off the upper case/lower case crap so we can see what you want to say without having to spend time on it. It's really
tiresome.
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The pierna seem to hang in the deep waters(250ft) along with the pintos in some of the yellowtail holes that I know of.
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Great for Ceviche!
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Well Santiago, are you happy with these replies... or did you find a differing set of names?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by GrOUper-GAr
they fight hARd, aNd aLL the way up ( not much bladder / if any?)
similar? appearance @ "color"...(kinda, i GueSs)
in the past, 3-6 pounders were noT oUt of the Question whiLe fishing the reefs (middriff area) for Yellows... |
Hey GR....why don't you knock off the upper case/lower case crap so we can see what you want to say without having to spend time on it. It's really
tiresome. |
pee off daddyo
(just doesnt sound as good as:)
P!sS oFF DaddY-oOO !
! PrEFeRiR!A eSTaR eN baJa !
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Mas...
NOT so good to eat.....even with mushroom soup!
Maybe in a Saigon cafe.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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