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OK I am going to go with a Hamish type question..see how you get on with this one.

I am a long, thin, perch-like commercial food fish & I belong to the Gempylidae family.
I am found in the seas of the Southern Hemisphere.

In Australasia as I am known as a barracouta although I am not related to the barracuda.

I can grow up to 79" long and weigh as much as 13 lb.

In South Africa what is my name & which language does it come from?

« **Reply #433 on:** 12/03/2011 at 11:36 »

Snoek/Dutch

« **Reply #434 on:** 12/03/2011 at 18:43 »

Correct Noel

Over to you

« **Reply #435 on:** 12/03/2011 at 18:59 »

Ah! Tinned Snoek South Africas help to the war effort who remembers that? easgach 1

« **Reply #436 on:** 16/03/2011 at 08:35 »

OK - this might be trickier... we'll see

Which fish am I

I am from an anadromous species, but seldom intentionally fished for in the UK.
Although there are examples of my species that are land locked in freshwater, I'm more associated with my saltwater cousins. Recently there has been a move to reintroduce my species to waters in Europe but I remain largely unknown as a sport species in the UK although across the English Channel your French cousins have a habit of of targeting my species for sport fishing.

So.... exactly which fish am I

H

« **Reply #437 on:** 16/03/2011 at 09:50 »

Is it the Shad ?

Jim

« **Reply #438 on:** 16/03/2011 at 18:33 »

I need a bit more Jim - you are 99.99% correct

H

« **Reply #439 on:** 16/03/2011 at 18:37 »

Beat me to it Jim,

Actually caught one on a floating line and a Teal Blue and Silver of the jetty outside the house, flat calm winters evening with the jetty lights shining on the water. Took me hours and the shoal just kept on rising to wee beasties in the tidal stream.

Sandy B.O.

« **Reply #440 on:** 16/03/2011 at 19:02 »

Allis Shad

« **Reply #441 on:** 16/03/2011 at 19:34 »

Twaite Shad? easgach1

« **Reply #442 on:** 16/03/2011 at 19:44 »

It is indeed the Allis Shad

Had great fun with these under-rated fish on the River Wye many moons ago

By the way, they taste quite nice too

H

« **Reply #443 on:** 16/03/2011 at 22:09 »

What is the feathery connection betwen the first editor of a well known fishing magazine and the eponimous Ghillie of a lord in the 1800's?

« **Reply #444 on:** 17/03/2011 at 19:33 »

Pheasant Tail Feather.

« **Reply #445 on:** 17/03/2011 at 22:09 »

Nope sorry

« **Reply #446 on:** 18/03/2011 at 19:04 »

Quote from: rabbitangler on 16/03/2011 at 22:09

What is the feathery connection betwen the first editor of a well known fishing magazine and the eponimous Ghillie of a lord in the 1800's?

Is it the Editor Fly Peter ?

The Editor
Hook: Size 6 Tiemco up-eye salmon hook
Thread: 6/0 BlueTail: Golden pheasant breast feather
Body: Fluorescent white floss
Rib: Pearl mylar tinsel and fluorescent green mono
Wing: Fluorescent green and black arctic fox, crystal flash
Hackle: Black hen neck
Overwing: Gray Fox

Jim

« **Reply #447 on:** 18/03/2011 at 19:25 »

Sorry Jim the editor in question is a person so is the ghillie. The connection is a specific feather. An extra clue? The editor was famous for catching the heaviest bag of salmon on a scottish loch.

« **Reply #448 on:** 18/03/2011 at 20:27 »

Peter
The Editor was a person it was Sandy Leveton the editor of Trout and Salmon who first tied the Editor fly.

Jim

« **Reply #449 on:** 18/03/2011 at 23:15 »

Nope you forgot 'the eponimous Ghillie of a lord in the 1800's?'