Can someone identify this fish.

[Ippy_Fisher]

Ive caught a few of these at Winvenhoe, can someone tell me what they are.

Sorry for the bad pic.

[McCod]

It is a spangled perch and has a few nick names like Bobby or Bobby cod etc.
Depends on witch part of aus ya come from.

Cheers.

[Paul_C]

No bag or size limit on those from Wivanhoe, Spangled Perch are often refered to as the Whiting of the fresh, supposedly nice sweet white flesh.

PC

[yellahunter]

Ippy fisher, were you fishing from the bank in wivenhoe? if so have you had much luck there,
I dont have a boat and am looking for places which fish ok from the shore.
thanks
;D ;D ;D

[Jeremy87]

a good species if you want to introduce yourself to fly fishing, they'll have a hit at nearly anything when theyre schooled up

[Ippy_Fisher]

Yeah Ive been fishing from the bank, I dont own a boat. Ive tried numerous spots. The boat ramps arent too bad a spot ive found. There were a Few people at the one I was at this morning. I caught another one of those perch and few barred grunters. We got a few talipa yesterday they put up a good fight.

[budgebass]

Ippy fisher

Spangled Perch is the freshwater whiting..A really big one is between 25-30 cms..
Unfortunately the introduction of banded grunter into Wivenhoe and Somerset has made catching these "freshwater whiting" a whole lot more difficult.
Soaking a few worms and shrimps from teh bank to catch a feed of spangles is a whole lot tougher with Banded grunter in the equation.
Whenever Atkinson's Dam get full again ...it is the home of the freshwater whiting in the Ippy area.

Cheers
Budgebass

[fishin]

why did the introduse them banded grunter anyway they are stupid fish

[charlie_gray]

yep spangled pearch

[chemmy]

spangled pearch mate ;D

[bobby777888]

why did the introduse them banded grunter anyway they are stupid fish
apparently they stocked a bunch of fingerlings which was accidently contaminated with them.

[mattooty]

Got a heap of those up at copeton. Kept hitting baits and lures when bringing them in near the rocks.

[Dazway]

What size lures should I use to target these guys, hard or soft? Some of the previous comments refer to them as the fresh water whiting, does this also extend to their feeding habits?

[scott_b]

Gday mattooty
Mate they never used to be in Copeton but just appeared there about 6-7 years ago , don't no why ? . Bloody pests , good thing they are thinning out.
wamjam

[Herby13]

spangle

[Jeremy87]

Dazway
When lure fishing try the smallest soft plastic you can find. a 1-2inch grub is nomally the go with a lightly weighted #4 or #6 jig head. cast out from the bank and slowly retrieve it along the bottom. when you feel them hitting the lure let them run with it before striking. You can also soak a worm or a bit of peeled prawn under a float using a small long shank or black fish hook.

[fishomatic]

On my most recent trip to Copeton I was amazed how many there were. Didn't catch one redfin which is ok, I'd rather the Bobby Cod at least they're native. Caught them all on ultra deep 80mm divers.
Matt

[Scott15]

yep deffinately a spangled perch ;D ;D ;D ::)

[Panda]

The little Spangled Perch is a bit of fun on ultra light gear. True, they dont grow too big but the can be fun to catch and very nice eating too.

They range right from the east coast to out in the channel country in central Australia and right up in Cape York.

They will take most baits, and just about any kind of lure if presented properly and of appropriate size. I have even seen them surface feeding on insects like trout.

They tend to thrive in most dams but their average size can become quite small if overstocked. In the bigger water storage dams they tend to make their breeding run upstream into the feeder creeks during heavy summer rains. Find a causeway on one of these feeder creeks when the fish are moving and fish in the upstream pool. The fish are hungry from swimming up the flooded creek and school up for a rest and a feed in the pool created by the causeway.

Used to catch quite a few on the causeway just out of Daybro many years ago. They would readily hit a spinner or a small minnow lure, but best results came from a worm under a float.

These little fish are probably one of the most overlooked of our fresh water species because of their small size.

[bdowdy]

:)yes caught afew on lures at moogerah afew weeks ago, before that had only ever caught them on bait at glenlyon and copeton. bdowdy ;D