fred 1 Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 A good customer of mine just came in from Semaphore Jetty.He said a guy at the jetty had caught a Moreton bay bug!!!!!He swears by it so i believe him.Anyone got any other weird stuff they have caught in unusual areas????????????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Butters Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Yeah i have heard of them being caught around the gleleng area aswell.. in crab nets and also caught on rods.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bennyboy 0 Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 yep i reckon i've heard the same. nothing unusual besides the maggie fiddler.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ospray 1 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I got a Morton Bay Bug at Pt Turton about 4 years ago now, I thought they were only in Qld. jagged him in the tail, didnt know what it was so threw it back, asked in the tackle shop at Warooka what it could have been, and was told that they catch quite a few of them down Corny Point way.[/color:1czmtsji] http://www.fishyorkepeninsula.com/images/attachments/nJSycNjK__R0012799a.jpg[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest addict Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 ive caught 2 bugs of glenelg a few yrs back 3km of shore on cockles goimg for whiting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fred 1 Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 ospray i reckon that fish is a gurnard perch. the spines on the top are venomous.they are ugly looking things hey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ospray 1 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Habitat: Moderately and submaximally exposed reef, sand; 2 ? 140 m depthDistribution: SA to NSW and around TasmaniaMaximum Size: Length to 400 mmDiet: Small invertebrates, fishComments:Largest of the scorpion fishes regularly encountered by divers, anglers and gillnet fishers. Mottled red/brown colour and large pectoral fins. Very long poisonous spines at the beginning of the dorsal fin have caused numerous painful wounds. Flesh firm and tasty!Now we all should be a bit better informed.[/color:supbgsd4] http://www.fishyorkepeninsula.com/images/attachments/SAxzIcrP__Gurnard.jpg[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooksey_134 1 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 That fish looks sick! imagine one of those at home in a salt water tank!some one catch me one! jokin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,200 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Caught one off Glenelg on a cockle off the Yak last year http://www.fishyorkepeninsula.com/images/attachments/ZBntFxwx__DSC00664.JPG[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,200 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 And caught one off Brighton jetty a few months later in a crab net.Delicious, tasted like lobster {SMILIES_PATH}/smiley.gif http://www.fishyorkepeninsula.com/images/attachments/LxRU5pWk__DSC00679.JPG[/img] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fishnfreak 0 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 thats great kelvin, you heading out in the yak this weekend? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,200 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 As long as I don't have too late a night tonight and the weather is nice, I might try the blocks at glenelg again tomorrow morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alanh 6 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Moreton bay bug: I saw one moving along the bottom in Westlakes under one of the bridges on Westlakes Boulevard {SMILIES_PATH}/wink.gif Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goat herder 0 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Hally, 'bugs' are often caught in crab nets from local jetties, including Brighton, Henley & Grange. However, they ain't 'Moreton Bay Bugs' as such, but they are indeed a bug and cook up nicely. I forget what they are technically called - from memory it was revealed in a FSA post a year or so ago - but they are encountered regularly from the jetties I mentioned.Cheers,Wino Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,200 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Yep, as Wino said, they're not Moreton Bay Bugs, but are actually Balmain bugs. Moreton bay bugs have eyes on the side of the head, while Balmain bugs have eyes closer to the centre. Regardless they are both delicious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alanh 6 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Hmm maybe we should call them South Australian Bugs then coz they dont come from Moreton Bay and they are not from Balmain {SMILIES_PATH}/grin.gif Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dabilda Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Hmm maybe we should call them South Australian Bugs then coz they dont come from Moreton Bay and they are not from Balmain {SMILIES_PATH}/grin.gifWould that be politically correct though?? We can't have Tommies or cockles anymoreDaBlida Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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