Plaice

[codseeker]

its a plaice i think some of yous may need to go to specsavers too

check the notches on the head a plaice tell tale sign

[john/r]

without a doubt a plaice i can tell by the shape plus the white tinge you can see on the edge of finns

[john/r]

Yep, Shields has chucked out some cracking Plaice this year.

When I lived in Portsmouth anglers would travel hundreds of miles and put in many many fruitless hours on Eastney beach for the chance of a fish like that; yet another reason why I'm so happy to have come home last year

stu i have been saying it for years now shields is one hell of an area of a mark to fish,you have everything round there deep water,good salanity,strong current,mixed ground

plaice fishing is exceptional and i have some say sept is the best time for the plaice but a lot depends on the conditions ,but if conditions are not right for the plaice there are plenty of other fish about.

think myself probaly the best shot on the east coast.

[apollo mk3]

i love it when am right

[bushwacker]

Cash

Am 52 now fished since the age of 8 hard earned cash says its a plaice

[Stewart 1971]

Plaice 100%, as coddy says the Klingon headgear is the tell tale sign.

[john/r]

its a plaice i think some of yous may need to go to specsavers too

check the notches on the head a plaice tell tale sign

hi coddy you learnt me summit there.

off topic here sorry,rubbing your finger down middle of a flatty ie dab /flounder not the plaice one is smooth when rubbing finger down other is rough which flat is rough and which is smooth keep forgetting but i can normaly tell a dab straight away when i look at a flat.

[codseeker]

ya learn sommit new every day in this fishing game john

[g-force]

John - the dab feels rough when stroked from tail to head, also has a D for dab shape to the lateral line just behind the head.

Oh, and the fish on the box is a plaice, as many have said

Gary

[Stewart 1971]

hi coddy you learnt me summit there.

off topic here sorry,rubbing your finger down middle of a flatty ie dab /flounder not the plaice one is smooth when rubbing finger down other is rough which flat is rough and which is smooth keep forgetting but i can normaly tell a dab straight away when i look at a flat.

A Plaice is totally smooth in both directions John while as g-force says Flounder and Dab are rough. Dab also have a pronounced curve in the lateral line just before the gills.

ID by colour is almost impossible from photographs, the angle of the picture and the effect of the flash see to that (and as said Plaice, Flounder and even Dab can all have reddish spots). Fortunately there are other ways to tell, as coddy says for Plaice the giveaway is the Klingon headgear.

[john/r]

A Plaice is totally smooth in both directions John while as g-force says Flounder and Dab are rough. Dab also have a pronounced curve in the lateral line just before the gills.

ID by colour is almost impossible from photographs, the angle of the picture and the effect of the flash see to that (and as said Plaice, Flounder and even Dab can all have reddish spots). Fortunately there are other ways to tell, as coddy says for Plaice the giveaway is the Klingon headgear.

hi stu are you sure about the dab and flounder bth been rough frm head to tail i am sure one was rough and the other been smooth.

[BestNest]

Crackin Fish Geoff Lad.... Although I'm pretty sure it's the same fish from diff angles, and rumour going round the club was these pics were taking in the 80's when fishing was decent, and every1 was catching... Haha...
Let's hope it's the start of a few more trips out or you, and a few more pics eh?....