Weekly Confirm the Fish Question

**garethp** · 13-04-2008, 13:03

Gents,

Just to ensure that I am correct. I caught this yesterday:

I originally thought it was a tiny Turbot, but after talking to some other anglers and having such things as the lateral line, spots on the fins and mouth pointed out to me, I am now content that it is a strangely marked Plaice.

Can you just confirm this to stop me wondering for the rest of the year, as others are now suggesting Brill on the Ravenspoint report on the N Wales forum.

Many thanks.

**billy bennett** · 13-04-2008, 14:08

its a brill

**bobjameson** · 13-04-2008, 14:31

i would say its a plaice , but a very poorly marked one , no orange spots . sorry to say its not brill never in a month of sundays , Billy Bennett needs to get a fish ID book im affraid

**sweeper driver** · 13-04-2008, 14:44

I'd say an unusually marked plaice, it's a most strange looking creature. I'll send your pic to Alan Yates if you don't mind and see what he thinks.

**John Mason** · 13-04-2008, 15:05

Strange isn't it! Got the markings of a brill and the mouth of a plaice!

Perhaps it's a Prill?

Cheers - John

**mickeythemackeral** · 13-04-2008, 15:07

Could it be a hybrid??

**Puggy** · 13-04-2008, 15:07

looks like a flattie to me, i could be wrong tho

**sailfish** · 13-04-2008, 15:09

to put the cat amongst the pigeons again,i,ve looked through the various fishy sites and the one with the closest markings to that seems to be lemon sole.

**ajacks** · 13-04-2008, 15:14

its a plaice with strange markings.
not a brill,not a lemon sole.

**sandeel king** · 13-04-2008, 15:20

Originally Posted by garethp

Gents,

Just to ensure that I am correct. I caught this yesterday:

I originally thought it was a tiny Turbot, but after talking to some other anglers and having such things as the lateral line, spots on the fins and mouth pointed out to me, I am now content that it is a strangely marked Plaice.

Can you just confirm this to stop me wondering for the rest of the year, as others are now suggesting Brill on the Ravenspoint report on the N Wales forum.

Many thanks.

its a plaice have caught loads like it when we are trawling alot of them change markings as they get bigger