local tropical reports

[fishome25]

I know many here are interested in local tropical collecting, so I figured we should have a thread where people can report their sitings and or catches. I'll go first:

7/20 Ponquogue Bridge: After an hour and a half of seeing no tropicals I saw 2 tiny butterflies in the last 2 minutes of my dive. They were in shallow water hiding next to the pipeline. I really expected to see more.

 

[WallysWorld]

Are there beaches near the bridge to go seining?
I have gone to Maschutt beach with the family but not sure if you can use the seine net here?

Great thread!

I'm going to try out the net on Thursday, let you know...

 

[fishome25]

Yes. You can. Everyone normally goes diving on at the South old bridge. If you want to go seining you should stay at the north side.

 

[billsreef]

Water has been a long time in warming up this year, so I'm not really surprised. Was diving Ponquogue the previous weekend and didn't see any tropicals. Didn't hear of any sightings from any of the other nearly 100 divers either. So I think you've truly had the first sighting of the year :thumbsup:

 

[Spracklcat]

It's still early, no?

 

[fishome25]

I guess I'm just getting anxious. I just checked my logbooks and the last two years I didn't find any until late August. So I guess I'm ahead of the game seeing two already. I should have mentioned the water was 68 degrees.

 

[WallysWorld]

I was at AH today and noticed some tropicals I usually catch i.e. butterfly's, lizard fish... spoke to Donny he said people are bringing them in. Looks like the tropicals are here already. Wow this is early!!

Going to try going east next weekend. Netted some spearing for bait but thats about it for Northshore Port jeff area.

 

[Zach.Attack6]

Not tropical but wierd
http://www.fishingkites.co.nz/newsletters/images/96e.jpg

Today I Caught this thing(above) wile fluke fishing in 5ft water

Also caught a black fish with two gold stripes down each side of his body, big bushy tail in the back big under belly tail, but very small side fins, no top fins, was about 3in long ??? anyone?
no idea what it was

And one pilot fish

 

[bigsink]

Zach, that is a Southern Stargazer. No clue on the blackfish looking thing. Any pics?

 

[bigsink]

Zach, that is a Stargazer. No clue on the blackfish looking thing. Any pics?

 

[billsreef]

LI is the northern most recoded range for the Stargazer. Cool fish, they actually create an electric charge to stun their prey.

On the other fish, what direction where the stripes running? Body shape? i.e. long and slender, deep and short ?

 

[WallysWorld]

8/02 Ponquogue Bridge - Siening produced nothing. I was on the North side both east and west of the bridge. Lots of green/rock crabs. Lots of knats!!! Bring the bug spray!

Walter

 

[Zach.Attack6]

dirrection of stripes were left to right down the whole body and I caught it at like 8:15pm and should have snapped a shot of it

 

[fiorano]

wheres the best place to go

 

[Monkeyfish]

Last year I saw a bunch of tropicals at Beach 8th street while diving - damsels, butterflies and a trigger. A guy caught a blue damsel and some teardrop butterfies with a "suck gun."

 

[billsreef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15471353#post15471353 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Zach.Attack6
dirrection of stripes were left to right down the whole body and I caught it at like 8:15pm and should have snapped a shot of it

Look like these fish?

 

[bigsink]

Cobia?

 

[Long Island Andy]

Isn't that a snake

 

[billsreef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15480476#post15480476 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bigsink
Cobia?

Yup, that's what I'm thinking.

 

[Reefbox]

Sounds fun.

Does anybody know how the tropical collecting off the north carolina coast in the outer banks is?