bay swordfish

[dinga1]

has anyone else heard the rumours about a juvenile swordfish being caught out of the southern bay area around wynnum somewhere, i heard a pro fisher caught it in his net???? a mate of mine saw him bring it in??

has anyone heard this also??? could be a new fishery in the bay....

[kokomo]

id ask your mate of yours again!

[uglyfish]

hmmmmm i like to beleve it,posible i guess maybe???

[sleepygreg]

Nothing is impossible. Would have liked to see a pic of it to clarify species. Have seen one taken just off hutchies a month or so ago, in the middle of the day. I will get he pic off a mate to post up here.

Greg

PS....I wouldnt be pinning my hopes of it being the start of a new bay fishery...they are a deepwater species.

[Runamuck]

Interesting!

[dinga1]

i have spoken to my mate again and he definitely saw a swordfish come out of a fishermans net. It is a surprising catch in the bay so i thought i would let everyone know. my mate didnt know if the fish was kept or not. im not sure if he got the boat mark but i wouldnt imagine netters can keep swordfish!!!!!

[Rainbowrunner]

if they are at hutchies they would at least make it into the northern bay as well, especially on a big flooding tide.

[marnold]

i believe it to be true ... the pro fisherman is a regular customer of mine and told me yesterday of his catch... he was amazed to see one in the bay and yes indeed on the wynnum foreshore.

i couldn't believe it when he told me.

cheers
matt

[bama79]

It is true a mate from work was with him it is his old man were netting bait

[snapperbasher]

are we talking a swordfish (Broadbill) or sawfish?

[ffejsmada]

Anything's possible, look at the size of this little fella.

[snapperbasher]

where did that come from jeff?

from memory it came out of the belly of something maybe a dolphinfish??

[BLOOEY]

WOW that must have blown them away. Would love to see one in the flesh. Ben

[dinga1]

I knew it!! the rumour mill has come through again!!

i got spooled the other night at the Darcy light so it was probably a swordfish. i didnt know what it was at the time but i would say that is what it would have been.

I handed the boat mark over to DPI as i dont think these guys should be keeping fish like this, rather it should be released. Dpi confirmed my suspishuns that N6?? fishermen cant keep swordfish.

i hope the netters dont get approved for a swordfish fishery in the bay else this great fishery could be ruined, especially if the swordfish nursery areas are targetted. I would imagine overseas markets would love fish like these

thanks guys!!
tight lines........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Reefmaster]

I knew it!! the rumour mill has come through again!!

i got spooled the other night at the Darcy light so it was probably a swordfish. i didnt know what it was at the time but i would say that is what it would have been.

I handed the boat mark over to DPI as i dont think these guys should be keeping fish like this, rather it should be released. Dpi confirmed my suspishuns that N6?? fishermen cant keep swordfish.

i hope the netters dont get approved for a swordfish fishery in the bay else this great fishery could be ruined, especially if the swordfish nursery areas are targetted. I would imagine overseas markets would love fish like these

thanks guys!!
tight lines........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Are you serious? Sorry mate but I think your getting a little excited over nothing.