Displaying my ignorance

[MudRiverDan]

Well went out today at about 12 noon, went to Redcliff but was blowing a gale, so on the way back had a few casts at the shultz canal.
Caught a flathead@ 55cm on a 1/12 jig with a full camo worm on it.

Anyway I kept him for a feed and as I was scaling it I noticed the tail, it also reminded me of how skinny the fish looked as compared to others, that I asume are bartails or sandys?

So I am guessing this is a spot tail male.

Anyone know about the spot tail bar tail and sandy and differences between male n female?

Just curious as these guys are common in the shultz canal, they always have that dark skinny look about them.. less they getting a dose of city runoff and making them look like that.

Oh yeah there must be a few around because if I can catch one thats broken a drought of a few months for me!

flathead.jpgtail.jpg

[Matt_Campbell]

It's a dusky.

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Dusky...ephalus-fuscus

[MudRiverDan]

It's a dusky.

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Dusky...ephalus-fuscus

Yep sure is.

Is there a difference between bartail and spot tail was my point?

[Matt_Campbell]

Yep sure is.

Is there a difference between bartail and spot tail was my point?

If you click on the link, there are links to other species - http://australianmuseum.net.au/Platy...idae-Flatheads. Sorry I'd never heard duskies called spot tails before.

[MudRiverDan]

The spot tail was more of something I just made up.

Thanks for the expert advice.

cheers

[Axl]

Well went out today at about 12 noon, went to Redcliff but was blowing a gale, so on the way back had a few casts at the shultz canal.
Caught a flathead@ 55cm on a 1/12 jig with a full camo worm on it.

Anyway I kept him for a feed and as I was scaling it I noticed the tail, it also reminded me of how skinny the fish looked as compared to others, that I asume are bartails or sandys?

So I am guessing this is a spot tail male.

Anyone know about the spot tail bar tail and sandy and differences between male n female?

Just curious as these guys are common in the shultz canal, they always have that dark skinny look about them.. less they getting a dose of city runoff and making them look like that.

Oh yeah there must be a few around because if I can catch one thats broken a drought of a few months for me!

flathead.jpgtail.jpg

Mate you certainly have'nt displayed youre ignorance as such but asking the differance between a male and female fish geeeessshh!!!!

[MudRiverDan]

Bugger this, I'm going fishing.

[tunaticer]

Generally most flathead that are large ie over 65cm will be female. I am not sure if flathead change sex with age or if the males either just do not grow as big or do not live as long.
As far as the tail markings, they depict species not sexes.
Duskies have the spot on the tail, Bar tails are self explanatory.

[mylestom]

Hope this one is also helpful.

Reproduction and Growth rate of Dusky Flathead in NSW estuaries.

http://www.ecofishers.com/pdf/WF-200...nal-Report.pdf

In our local comp on 6,7,8 Jan we weighed in 17 flathead over 70cm the biggest went 95.5cm and weighed 5.445kg, seventeen over 70cm caught and released. Numerous smaller with the majority in the 36cm to 45cm range. Limited to one fish of any species per day.

We caught two the tuesday before the comp in 1/2hour flick and the 58cm was female and the 60cm was a male.

Hope this was helpful.

My Pa used to say "The day you stop learning is the day you die".

It is good to seek information, to learn more about your target species, and it would be useful if others would help those who may be on the start of the learning curve. At some stage we all started with some great information from others.

Regards

Trev