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Jkfishing 05-09-2020 08:03 PM

Help identify this fish
 
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Hi please help identify this fish thank you. Baby Halibut? No teeth at all. Caught while fishing for rockfish about 2 miles from Long Beach break wall.

FoodGeekFish 05-09-2020 10:42 PM

Pacific Sand Dab, maybe a Speckled Sand Dab

BenCantrell 05-10-2020 06:13 AM

Bigmouth sole!

Udine219 05-10-2020 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by FoodGeekFish (Post 306707)
Pacific Sand Dab, maybe a Speckled Sand Dab

+1
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Saba Slayer 05-10-2020 09:17 AM

Dabs vs. Butts
 
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No Teeth on Sand Dabs
A rounded tail on the Dabs
A straight lateral line on the Sole/Sand Dabs...the Halibut has that hook or bend in the upper part of the line...
Here are a couple of screen grabs from my last FHS seminar...

FoodGeekFish 05-10-2020 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by BenCantrell (Post 306710)
Bigmouth sole!

I would trust Ben's ID more than mine :notworthy:

BenCantrell 05-10-2020 10:11 AM

The list of left-eyed flounders is pretty short. The only one not on this page of my book is fantail sole. The big mouth, symmetric body spots, body shape, and size all point to bigmouth.

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Jkfishing 05-10-2020 12:55 PM

Thanks
 
Thanks guys I wasn't sure so let him go and let him grow.

Mahigeer 05-10-2020 01:07 PM

You did the best thing by releasing it.

When in doubt of positive ID, the fish should be released.

It does very much look like a sand dab.

FISH11 05-10-2020 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jkfishing (Post 306725)
Thanks guys I wasn't sure so let him go and let him grow.

I think he provably was grown.

YakDout 05-11-2020 05:52 AM

Lingcod bait


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