Mango 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I caught this in the Murray at Tailem Bend.Not sure what it is,.Anybody have a clue? Tyke 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Highfly 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Looks like a pike statesquider 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Piranha 76 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Sure is a pike, not sure exactly what sub-species so country of origin is a bit tricky, the english like releasing their fish over here so that would be my first guess. Well worth reporting to fisheries;) cheers Mango 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Your joking aren't you,if not it might be worth alerting Pirsa in the noxious fish thread because it looks like a Pike to me and i've never heard of pike being in our system. cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 On 2nd thought i reckon you should get onto Pirsa immediately because if there is a population of these fish existing in the area then they will need to know,they are a topline predator and populations of them will wipe out all other species.Red Alert i'd say unless of course i'm wrong. cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rollas 2 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 cough cough bullshitt.. cough cough.. Yakmando 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluegoose 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Looking at the fins it can be either a Herring or Minnow SpeciesCaught in Freshwater narrows it down to an Australian SmeltNative TroutMountain Trout MinnowDefinitely has the markings of a Native Trout or MinnowBut the white spots are confusingI would definitely get in contact with the Museum or PIRSA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boyington214 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Wow, Certainly is a strange catch. Looks a lot like the fish in the below link?http://www.landbigfish.com/fish/fish.cfm?ID=16Please keep us up to date as to what PIRSA say statesquider and red_devil94 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piratepom 3,197 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Is it April fools day? :whistle: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Is it April fools day? :whistle:Done b4 12 o'clock too :whistle: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Happy april fools day guys.Sorry, couldn't resist :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
statesquider 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 haha ya goober! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boyington214 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Well done Mango! I didn't realise it was the 1st today! Working too much to realise! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rollas 2 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Classic, few "caught' in that one.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Piranha 76 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Had me going for a few minutes:blush: stranger things have happened:laugh: Would have thought they would be more common at Murray bridge rather than Tailem bend:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kat 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 hahahah Thats a beauty!!all i could come up with was telling my family, friends and facebook that i was preggos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
__matt__ 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 hahahahaha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 hahaha good one mango.I was looking at it thinking WTF then i suddenly realised what day it was! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 You're gonna give birth to a Pike Kat?..nice one lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 you bastard ,all day i've been racking my brain wondering how it could even get in the country.I googled Pike and there is a Pike river off the murray so i was wondering if there was once a native pike in the system.Only last week on Extreme Fishing Robson Green was catching them in a lake in Canada and the local guide was saying how they had eaten every other species of fish in the lake etc etc etc....good one ya bastard :evil: cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snake 1 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 brenton,brenton ,brenton!! haha classic mango :clap: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Brenton....best response so far mate :-)You are obviously very passinate when it comes to our river systems mate :-)Cheers Mango Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I am but thats not the worst of it either "ya bastard":clap: ,if the whole truth is to be known i sent a pm to pirsa and told them to have a look at your post.:pinch: cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 haha..sorry Brenton...did they get back to you? lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Mango with a Pike in the UK circa 1989 :-)Actually a fish species that i really miss pursuing.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 0 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 before anybody asks....Yes i am from the north!! and no i didn't own a bloody whippet!!...lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Mango with a Pike in the UK circa 1989 :-)Actually a fish species that i really miss pursuing....Nice fish ol chap ,I hope you wasn't poaching because it looks like you might of sneaked out there on your bicyle. cheers brentonp.s do you own a whippet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 0 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Brenton....let's get a few things straight here mate...1. I wasn't poaching, how could i have been. I still have the receipts to show that my bicycle was actually in for repair at the time (it had thrown a rear mudguard).2. I don't own a Whippet.. i did however try (being a typical englishman as a previous post suggested) to introduce a whippet to the murray system unsuccessfully as it drowned. If i had been more successful, we may today, have been contemplating the Murray Darling Basin whippet infestation as opposed to the carp .....;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 i sent a pm to pirsa and told them to have a look at your post.:pinch: cheers brenton:whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :laugh: :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Bloody poms got an answer for everything,no wonder the Barmy Army get the better of us at the cricket.And thats enough from you afishy,its times like this that i could do with a bit of support. cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 0 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Brenton....you may be on to something here with the cricket theme.the whippet died as a result of one of the revered sacred willows falling from the river bank. Not sure if it was 'one too many' cricket bats being cut from the west side of the tree or a jet skiier washing carp up to gnaw on the roots ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 0 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 On a far more serious note Brenton ..this really would be a seriously bad situation if it were to eventuate....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brent61 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 you bastard ' date='all day i've been racking my brain wondering how it could even get in the country.I googled Pike and there is a Pike river off the murray so i was wondering if there was once a native pike in the system.Only last week on Extreme Fishing Robson Green was catching them in a lake in Canada and the local guide was saying how they had eaten every other species of fish in the lake etc etc etc....good one ya bastard :evil: cheers brenton[/quote']glad i know NOTHING about freshwater species apart from mud mulletwouldve had mebrentbut i did get a message about pike at murray bridge, i'm sure this person will deny it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 but i did get a message about pike at murray bridge' date=' i'm sure this person will deny it [/quote']You took a look anyway :clap: :whistle:CnP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brent61 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 you lost , bad luck, you told me hours ago.only looked because it was on top of most recentsbrent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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