What are these

[agrojnr]

Was catching lots of these useless fish on the east coast of Tassie but didn't know what they were, any clues

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/04/1083.jpg

Adam

[justinc]

Herring?

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jc

[Aussie]

little juvenile Australian salmon great for live bait :)

[agrojnr]

Say your right JC didn't know they were down this way

Adam

[agrojnr]

little juvenile Australian salmon great for live bait :)

They don't have black tips on the tails?

Adam

[justinc]

yes I was tossing up between juvenile Salmon and Herring, the Herring are unusual down this far but ocean temps/ currents could be to blame?

JC

[justinc]

Aussie, could be right as The eyes aren't big enough for the Herring, They do share similar colours and markings, too!

It Was strange the Herring could be far south, judging by the time of year Juvenile Salmon are a better bet actually.

JC

[Chenz]

Small eye Juvenile Salmon. Large eye Tommy Ruff or Herring

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[d@rk51d3]

I was going to suggest Tommy Ruffs, but it's been years since I've caught any.

[Aussie]

I can guarantee that their little salmon

[LandyAndy]

Adam.
Definately juvenile Australian Salmon.
They do look similar to a Herring,be careful.In WA there is no size limit for a Herring,there is for the Salmon.Its the fishos responsability to know the difference.
A BAD DAYS FISHING IS BETTER THAN A GOOD DAY AT WORK;);););)
Andrew

[slug_burner]

I think someone has thrown in a red herring, I say salmon (Arripis)

[bblaze]

they are Australian salmon, I would also think they are from the sub species that migrate down the eastern seaboard and not the west coast of aus. The difference can only be distinshished by killing the fish and counting the gill rakers. I run the state ANSA tagging for a couple of years and worked with a guy doing his theis on flathead. very interesting when you get involved at that level. Have tagged and cought salmon 12 months later within 10km of the original tag location.
cheers
blaze

[agrojnr]

Adam.
Definately juvenile Australian Salmon.
They do look similar to a Herring,be careful.In WA there is no size limit for a Herring,there is for the Salmon.Its the fishos responsability to know the difference.
A BAD DAYS FISHING IS BETTER THAN A GOOD DAY AT WORK;);););)
Andrew

Yer over here I think salmon have a 30cm limit but I didn't keep any due to the fact I didn't know there correct breed

Adam

[Stuck]

We get football fields of the flamin' things when they're full grown and we've got a bag limit of 5 :confused:.