please identify this fish

[philip_thomson]

caught this today at north pine no idea what it is

has a long spine on the dorsal fin about 10cm long, rounded nose, took a 2inch paddle tail.

[wfryan]

looks like a type of herring??

I will be interested if someone IDs it.

sorry for nor being much help

[penn104]

Bony Bream

[nuggstar]

mutated mullet

[Richo1]

Bony Bream, great live bait

[rossco]

maybe a very lean boney bream or is it camera angle makes it look lean.

cheers rossco

[Cammy]

i have heard of people catching thembut they dont no wot it is

im stumped!

cam

[Tim_01]

definitely a bony bream

[BrandonH]

100% sure its a bony bream mate you should have put a hook in it and thrown it back out!!!!! Will have to remember to pack the 2' plastics for them next time.. Never caught one on line before.


Cheers

Brandon...

[Cammy]

can bony bream go in salt and fresh water

cam

[Richo1]

Yep will live in both, most of the bigs dams have them too.

[griz066]

Bony bream caught 1000s of em

[petelaska]

whats the best way to catch them
Pete

[Cammy]

wot other fish can live in salt and fresh

cam

[Freeeedom]

whats the best way to catch them
Pete

With a cast net when prawning in the Pine. Sometimes get a school of them around the 20cm size. Supposed to be very good bait for mud crabs
Cheers Freeeedom