[kayakone]

Got this little fellow at Scarby today. It was my only catch .

Flathead shaped head, but much thicker and bumpy, with spines on the head. Ovoid shaped pectoral fins. Looked nasty. Not a stonefish is it? I think their body is much fatter.

 

[BigPete68]

Looks like a Stargazer. Have caught then in the Pine River as well as Bribie passage.

 

[kayakone]

Don't think so Pete. I have caught several stargazers while fishing surf gutters for tailor. They have much more head to body length, a much fatter head, and did not have any spines on the head.

thanks anyway.

 

[Beekeeper]

Hey Trev,
No idea what it is, looks similar to a stone fish though.
Think I would have exchanged pleasantries, but not invited it into the kayak with me.

Me too, Lapse...

Trev... did it have thirteen dorsal spines? I believe that's the number in the stone-fish dorsal.

Doesn't look like the Mythical Monster I've heard so much about recently. :twisted:

Cheers, Jimbo

 

[bungy]

I think it's a bullrout...sort of related to a stone fish and just as nasty...

 

[Barrabundy]

Don't think bull rout have such a flat head although I can't see it's head properly in thAt shot. I didn't think stone fish had flat heads either.

 

[sweed]

Gday Trev I think that thing is called a Frogfish.Handsome critter eh.

 

[bruus]

A mirror? Otherwise no idea :lol:

 

[Thegaff]

If it wasnt scarby id say monkfish.

 

[mangajack]

It is a frogfish.

 

[Barrabundy]

Had a chuckle at the colour of the plastic. Lure manufacturers go to great lengths to churn out all sorts of blingy hard bodies to attract us fisherman but a plain old white sp catches them just as good.

I had a gold bomber once which ended up looking like that sp before it clicked that, in my head, I was fishing with a gold bomber.

 

[Thegaff]

There are apparently 20 differnt types of stargazer in australia, could be one of them. I still think you bought a monk fish from the shops and took it on the yak with you.

 

[rodrocket]

Looks like a "Handfish" to me.
There are a few different types here in Tassie e.g. "Spotted Handfish"
Never knew they were that far north though :?
Cheers,
Rod

 

[freeyaker]

G'day Trev,

I would sugget it is some kind of scorpionfish. But if you ve got any better pic or if you tell me what the mouth/lips/ teeth were like, I would be able to give you a better diagnosis of this nasty bugger
Cheers

Boris

 

[fishinflo]

I'll go Frogfish aswell, they can "walk" along on thier pectoral fins.