Hello!
What a find tonight! The first ever lumpsucker that we have seen was caught last night. At the time, we had no idea what it was, until two members of The Weather Outlook Community suggested that it was a lumpsucker the following morning. A quick check on marLIN confirmed that it was indeed a lumpsucker!
The fish was a male, and was probably protecting eggs. They come further inshore during the spring months, which is why we had seen nothing like it over the winter months. The fish was 35cm long, 12cm wide, and 14cm high. The two striking things about the fish was the colour; a really bright red/orange; and the sheer size, it's a really chunky fish!
I'm really looking forward to what we might find over the rest of spring, and indeed summer.
Steve
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