Almost certainly wrasse which come in many colours/patterns but are the most colourful of our UK fish.
Check out the HOF (link in my signature below) as you can use it to readily identify common species.
Dave.
-
Welcome to the DeeperBlue.com Forums, the largest online community dedicated to Freediving, Scuba Diving and Spearfishing. To gain full access to the DeeperBlue.com Forums you must register for a free account. As a registered member you will be able to:
- Join over 47,943+ fellow diving enthusiasts from around the world on this forum
- Participate in and browse from over 531,990+ posts.
- Communicate privately with other divers from around the world.
- Post your own photos or view from 7,455+ user submitted images.
- All this and much more...
You can gain access to all this absolutely free when you register for an account, so sign up today!
South Devon Report 2010
- Thread starter scottwilson
- Start date
Thread Status: Hello
, There was no answer in this thread for more than 90 days.
It can take a long time to get an up-to-date response or contact with relevant users.
It can take a long time to get an up-to-date response or contact with relevant users.
Almost certainly wrasse which come in many colours/patterns but are the most colourful of our UK fish.
Check out the HOF (link in my signature below) as you can use it to readily identify common species.
Dave.
Yellow/brown swirly pattern is common on smaller ballen wrasse. I see them that colour all the time. Most of the big ones (over 5lb) seem to be brown/red and ocassionally green.
I spear and eat the odd big wrasse as do others over here but many spearo's prefer to leave them alone. Some people say they do not taste very nice but the ones I catch are excellent eating. Maybe it depends on area or food source.
Check out this post http://forums.deeperblue.com/guernsey/64444-guernsey-2006-a-63.html#post609196 .
Dave.
I spear and eat the odd big wrasse as do others over here but many spearo's prefer to leave them alone. Some people say they do not taste very nice but the ones I catch are excellent eating. Maybe it depends on area or food source.
Check out this post http://forums.deeperblue.com/guernsey/64444-guernsey-2006-a-63.html#post609196 .
Dave.
Last edited:
Hi All, Just back in now having sprayed down the boat and gear. Were supposed to be doing the pots etc tonight but thought i'd put the gear in as well. Took my landlubber brother with us for the first time in years and was glad i'd brought the gear as within 10 minutes I was desparate to get out the boat!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, in the water was alot more peaceful and less full of BS. My usual fishing buddy just smiled in the right places and gave me the nod to drop into the tide. First drift dive of the year and was glad of the boat cover as the tide was nearly 4knts. Dropped on the inner reef of the bay and ran into the fellow below. He was the only fish seen all night in what was terrible viz. Luckily he was my biggest fish this year and very long 63cm. Surprisingly my scales said 4lb 8oz but he was a very lean fish.
Depth 7m over mixed reef and one and only shot of the night so stoked.
Anyway, in the water was alot more peaceful and less full of BS. My usual fishing buddy just smiled in the right places and gave me the nod to drop into the tide. First drift dive of the year and was glad of the boat cover as the tide was nearly 4knts. Dropped on the inner reef of the bay and ran into the fellow below. He was the only fish seen all night in what was terrible viz. Luckily he was my biggest fish this year and very long 63cm. Surprisingly my scales said 4lb 8oz but he was a very lean fish.
Depth 7m over mixed reef and one and only shot of the night so stoked.
Attachments
Last edited:
Cheers Foxfish.
Yeah, my brother didn't get my best side or even my eyes open! Love him really!!! I was really chuffed to get this fish and my bro put it on facebook whilst we were out there!
Tribs
out
Viz was terrible in most places, only clear in the strong tide areas which made tracking the gun difficult. Largest tide is Friday I think so will be getting easier.
Tribs
PS found the holy grail in speargun line I think................ strimmer cable!
Just strung up my two guns and looks good so far!
out
Nothing, except that my Grandad didn't donate a huge box of 160lb mono to me just a strimmer, lawnmower and a huge box of strimmer cable that looks and behaves exactly like 160lb mono! roflrofl
Free is best as I already had the crimps in my conger box.
Tribs
out
It has both and is much cheaper than buying the ready made packs from Cressi or Omer! - I use a blue strimmer line from B&Q and it works perfectly at 1.6mm thick.
Hi all, got in yesterday at bigbury with a mate. within the first five minutes of getting of the beach managed to get my first ever mullet, dont know what it weighed but it was over 40cm long so i was very happy and it tasted amazing. also shot a couple of very large wrasse which i fileted made a bit of a mess with the filleting but did ok. going to have them for dinner with some cheese sauce. does anyone else have any recipes for wrasse? i didnt have a stringer though so my fish had to stay on my line on my gun near the muzzle which destroyed my aiming later when i saw a much bigger mullet.
Greg
Greg
Hi Dude,
To make your life simple...
-Scale & gut the fish
-rinse it under tap
-place it on a big enough kitchen foil sheet
-put a slice of lemon in the gut with some fresh parsley & salt
-wrap the fish like a Cornish Pasty.... BUT ... before you close it completely, a splash of white wine.
-place on baking tray
-put in HOT oven @ 160c for 20 minutes
---eat with mayo---
Cheers
Rob
To make your life simple...
-Scale & gut the fish
-rinse it under tap
-place it on a big enough kitchen foil sheet
-put a slice of lemon in the gut with some fresh parsley & salt
-wrap the fish like a Cornish Pasty.... BUT ... before you close it completely, a splash of white wine.
-place on baking tray
-put in HOT oven @ 160c for 20 minutes
---eat with mayo---
Cheers
Rob
I think it was ollie that mentioned leaving the wrasse in the fridge for a day to firm the flesh up before cooking.
No Scott that was me. But I prefer to fillet and skin them, then freeze them down in vac pacs with wild bass written on the label.
Does wonders for the stock take
Cheers for the tips guys, dont think ill shoot another wrasse again. it was too easy even for me. id rather focus on the nicer tasting harder fish. i just ordered a stringer off apnea which should help a lot also one question. i saw a small bright orange fish in the stringweed that looked tropical in the shape of an angel fish or somthing like that but bright orange all over, it was about 10-15cm long and looked as though it had a horn on its head? am i going crazy or is this a real fish?
Greg
Greg