I've never caught this fish before?
Submitted by GCjetski on Tue, 2018-07-03 02:22
Can anyone I.D this rock cod type fish? I have never caught one before. It was bycatch when I was out targetting Snapper in New Zealand
Alan James
Posts: 2226
Date Joined: 30/06/09
Looks like
a Kelpfish, also known as a Hiwihiwi in your neck of the woods.
GCjetski
Posts: 132
Date Joined: 27/05/18
Yes it sounds like you are
Yes it sounds like you are correct in saying that it is a Hiwihiwi, quite a few people are telling me the same