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03-17-2015, 10:48 AM
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Costa Rica Fish ID
I caught this on a spoon (top water skipping) off the rocks of Costa Rica's west coast. No one here says they have seen it before or know what it is. It's eyes, scales and meat look like a mullet. Can someone help ID. Thanks!
  
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03-17-2015, 10:57 AM
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Re: Costa Rica Fish ID
Not sure what it is but looks like a big Mullet.
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03-17-2015, 11:12 AM
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03-17-2015, 11:21 AM
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03-17-2015, 12:33 PM
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Re: Costa Rica Fish ID
Just got this in my email
Hope it's been a good fishing day. I noticed you linking to my ladyfish/machete blogpost today on NJ Fishing. I took a look at the guy's photos. My guess is that it is a milkfish (Chanos chanos), not a machete. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/80 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkfish Milkfish is one of the most important food species in the world, farmed to a great extent in Asia (in U.S. frequently found in Asian supermarkets). It is also found in the Eastern Pacific. Hope that helps! Thanks for linking to the blog! Cheers, Ben Landis -- Ben Young Landis writer/creator
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03-17-2015, 03:18 PM
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Re: Costa Rica Fish ID
Yup, milkfish it is! It put up an amazing fight, 20 minutes. I have my Okuma travel rod with 20 braid and 20 flouro. It really ran me around the rocks! most of the time I actually thought it was a mahi mahi that came in close as it jumped a lot and had the same large forked tail. As it got closer it looked like an amberjack. My mind was certainly racing.
It been a good trip so far. Came to a hotel for just some R&R with the in-laws. Hotel Punta Islita. I'm on the rocks by 6am and meet them for breakfast at 8am. Yesterday I was out there with a man from CA flying fishing. He'd also been coming out in the morning and mostly got small permit. Today I had a large parrot fish on a spoon and some small grouper. Yesterday got slammed by a permit but got off. I'll post tomorrow if something new comes in.
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#8
03-17-2015, 03:21 PM
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Re: Costa Rica Fish ID
Also went kayaking in the river today that leads into the ocean. Kicked myself (and my wife....) (not literally) for not bringing my rod. The guide said this mouth and area we tested in was the best snook spot in the area. As we kayaked, I could see large snappers in the mangroves.
Lesson: Never leave your rod at home!!!!
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03-17-2015, 09:47 PM
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Re: Costa Rica Fish ID
Filipinos call them Bangus, and and eat them fried whole, they are very good to eat, hope you enjoyed it!
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