Welly at night with what fish is this ?

[ddobson]

Went out on dark to see what other types of fish would hit soft plassies and pulled in this bluey purple fish. is it part of the groper family or what.:-/ I got a heap of hits from all sorts as well but then went quiet.

[xerubus]

I'd say that first one is a morwong ??

[SWANY22]

yeah mate looks like a morwong to me

[Brissy_Dave]

Def a Morwong, get a heap around Peel Island at night also...
not the best eating fish, the cat will Luv ya...

[Marlin_Mike]

Its not a morwong, they have fins that are really long and rake back down the length of their body.

its a slatey bream, AKA mother in law fish or blackall.

Here is a pic of one..note the pec fin.....long slender rakes back - nothing like a slatey bream. The morwong is really good eating, unlike the slatey that is OK but had better type of taste.




Mike

[Blackened]

G'day

Its a slatey... If kept fresh they are ok to eat,

They do fight pretty well for their size too

Dave

[barkers creek]

mwong or mother in law they are also called slatey bream and the other is a big eye i think
cheers nath

[Marlin_Mike]

heres a couple of pics of a morwong..totally diferent fish. Notice its pec fins, slender raking right back

Mike

[snapperm8]

yes i agree with a slatey bream


cheers dave

[rockfisho]

looks like a slatey to me.

rockfisho

[ssab1]

they arent morwong !!!!! theyre slateys or blackall,read marlin mike's lips,its an annoying misconception .cheers alex

[For Steve]

It looks like what we called a moke when I fished up in Keppel Bay. I believe they get called a blackall around Hervey Bay, and a slatey bream around Brisbane.

From what I can gather they also get called a morwong around Brisbane whether that be right or wrong. They are a different fish to the morwong found in NSW etc.

[Deiter]

G'day mate, THat's not the fish you asked the old fella about back at wello ramp about at around 8:30 Thursday night is it? Do you have a 15 odd ft white punt?

If so, i had the white platey sitting on the ramp.:)
I know them as slatey beam also. Pulled them out the bay up to 4kg before, and about 7kg out wide. Taste like mud.

Damo

[ddobson]

Thanks to all for helping on idin this fish. It looked funny in the dark and i to looked at a photo of a mowong and thought the same as Marlin_ Mike.
It was silver with no yellow spots and purple on the top with small scales.
Plus another guy caught something like a mowong this week and it looks different to mine, mine also had a large fat mouth. PS. It put up a great fight in less than 10 feet of water until it hit the boat i felt like kickin it for not bein a snapper.
Cheers guys.

[ddobson]

Here are more photos of that fish that looks like a mowong but with different tail fluke and fin shapes ?

[ddobson]

Yes that was me in the 4.2 tinny at the ramp and thanks for the tip on the taste.
I had one piece for lunch and it tasted like crap.

[fish_on]

yep looks like my mother in law alright

[swaters]

they, r definitaly slatey bream, put up a good fight dont thy,

i noticed in 1 of your photos u had a penn applause, i was wondering do u like it and how does it perform.