[Ticketty Boo]

Following on from the Dab caught at the weekend, it got me wondering about the total number of species that are in Etive? I'll start off with what I've either caught, seen or known about in the last three years or so that I've been fishing;

Cod
Whiting
Haddock
LSD
Spurdog
Thornback Ray
Ling
Conger Eel
Grey Gurnard
Dab
Pollack
Mackeral
Pouting
Poor Cod

That's 14 so far. What other sea fish have you caught in Loch Etive?

*** 2016 Update *** (To save you going to post 82 on page 5)

OK............Have trawled :smile2::smile2::smile2: the full thread and looked at a friend's blog and bunged the list together again in a better format. On reflection, I have removed Turbot and Red Gurnard as there does not seem to be any definite evidence of either being caught in Loch Etive. If anyone can contradict me on either - I will gladly include them? Can't be many threads on here still going after nine years. Any more for any more?
1 Armed Bullhead
2 Coalfish
3 Cod
4 Dab
5 Dogfish, Black Mouthed
6 Dogfish, lesser Spotted
7 Dragonette
8 Eel, Common
9 Eel, Conger
10 Flounder
11 Goby, Black
12 Goby, Common
13 Goby, Leopard Spotted
14 Goby, Rock
15 Goby, Two Spotted
16 Gurnard, Grey
17 Gurnard, Tub
18 Haddock
19 Hake
20 Herring
21 Ling
22 Mackerel
23 Mullet, Thick Lipped Grey
24 Plaice
25 Pollack
26 Poor Cod
27 Pouting
28 Ray, Thornback
29 Rockling
30 Sandeel
31 Sea Scorpion, Long Spined
32 Sea Scorpion, Short Spined
33 Skate
34 Spurdog
35 Stickleback, Fifteen Spined
36 Tadpole Fish
37 Trigger Fish
38 Whiting
39 Whiting, Blue
40 Wrasse, Ballan
41 Wrasse, Cuckoo

 

[The Big Man]

I'd be interested to see how this thread goes as I'm going to try and get EFSA to run a small boats species / specimen hunt and Etive was one of the venues I was going to propose given the sheltered conditions.

Time we had some comps to match the Irish. I'd also be interested to know if the species are common or tourists

 

[Davy Holt]

Following on from the Dab caught at the weekend, it got me wondering about the total number of species that are in Etive? I'll start off with what I've either caught, seen or known about in the last three years or so that I've been fishing;

Cod
Whiting
Haddock
LSD
Spurdog
Thornback Ray
Ling
Conger Eel
Grey Gurnard
Dab
Pollack
Mackeral
Pouting
Poor Cod

That's 14 so far. What other sea fih have you caught in Loch Etive?

Not caught by me but

Blue Whiting (100% confirmed)
Hake
Coalie
Rainbow trout
Sea trout

 

[lochetive]

red gurnard
slob trout
sand eel
turbot

 

[lochetive]

oh - and salmon of course

 

[Davy Holt]

red gurnard
slob trout
sand eel
turbot

any more info on the Red Gurnard & Turbot ??

I've seen loads of "red gurnards" from Etive.. but they have always been red coloured Grey Gurnards.

 

[theguyfulla]

ballan wrasse
herring
rock goby
black goby
long and short spinnned sea scorpian
common eel ... on float fished rag hmy::blink::clap2:

heard of alledged tope , mullet , and cukoo ray although never seen them !

 

[karlmc]

ive had...
cod
pollock
coalie
whiteing
spur
dog
thornie
gurnard.. colour was redish
rocklin
mackrel
theres a couple more but cant think??

 

[Ticketty Boo]

If we leave out the trout and salmon varieties (I did say sea fish), then I make that 28 (so far) in the space of a few minutes.

Cod
Whiting
Haddock
LSD
Spurdog
Thornback Ray
Ling
Conger Eel
Grey Gurnard
Dab
Pollack
Mackeral
Pouting
Poor Cod
Ballan wrasse
short spined sea scorpion
long spined sea scorpion
rock goby
black goby
blue whiting
turbot
red gurnard
herring
common eel
sandeel
hake
coalie
rockling

Any more new ones to add to the list?

 

[Drago]

I got a Tadpole fish from there once

 

[karlmc]

blimmen eck.. not even had half of that lol

 

[karlmc]

there ugly little suckers.... tadpole fish

 

[Big.D]

Cuckoo Wrasse

 

[blindog]

Common Dragonet a few years back.

 

[jda]

Flounder - saved from a seagull and put back alive so I know it's out there somewhere....

 

[PondLife]

I suppose the next logical question is:

What are the conditions that make Loch Etive so special in that it holds all of these species, and is there another Scottish sea loch like it?

 

[Mikeybhoy]

miby the depth of water but the thing i was wondering why do you get mackeral all year round

 

[Davy Holt]

I suppose the next logical question is:

What are the conditions that make Loch Etive so special in that it holds all of these species, and is there another Scottish sea loch like it?

lack of trawling would be a good place to start as to why it's special, but then the species list aint really that good compared to what places like Loch Long has thrown up in the past.

 

[bmac]

Ronnie has had two Tub Gunards this year which he says is the 1st hehas ever seen

 

[Ticketty Boo]

Now up to 33

Cod
Whiting
Haddock
LSD
Spurdog
Thornback Ray
Ling
Conger Eel
Grey Gurnard
Dab
Pollack
Mackeral
Pouting
Poor Cod
Ballan wrasse
short spined sea scorpion
long spined sea scorpion
rock goby
black goby
blue whiting
turbot
red gurnard
herring
common eel
sandeel
hake
coalie
rockling
Tub Gurnard
Tadpole fish
Flounder
Dragonet
Cuckoo Wrasse