Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Driller on October 09, 2012, 08:12:32 PM
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Has anyone ever caught one? I caught a small Ling Cod the other day while sturgeon fishing. It was maybe 8" long. I couldn't believe it.
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Years ago a buddy, Keith Temple, caught a large burbot, 6 lbs or so, at the mouth of Yale Creek while fishing chinooks. I have also seen them angled at Stoner, near Prince George.
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Probably just a large freshwater sculpin
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I will try to post a photo tonight. Trouble is I've only caught a couple of Ling Cod. I've seen sculpins before and I have some in my fly box. I'm going all in on this one. I think this was a freakin Ling Cod. I studied it pretty good. THe colours the tail the body shape, the size of the mouth. It engulphed a chunk of Lamprey that was half the size of the body or close, and the 9-0 hook! I was really suprised to be able to un hook it and it swam off like nothing happened. Picture to come tonight.
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http://s1272.beta.photobucket.com/user/Charliemacewan/media/GOPR0143_zps518d9037.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2
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cabazon
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Nice one. I was hoping my picture would show the pattern and colour a bit better. It sure as hell looked like a Ling cod. I checked out sculpin pics and bullhead. It looked nothing like those. Cabazon photos I see look a little more like it.
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When pissed off , did it have horns just above the gill plate, behind the the eyes? If so, it's a BIG freakin Bullhead.
I've caught them up to 18 inches long before. And they looked just like that. Only, for sure, if it was a bullhead, it would have big nasty horns! Awesome fish and a bit of a surprise no doubt.
kool
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cabazon
Thats exactly what it is
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Did it have lots of teeth? If it did that would eliminate Cabezon.
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There are over 750 species of sculpin on this planet. In the Fraser River itself, depending on how far upstream you are from the mouth, there are over a dozen species. All of them are commonly called bullhead. While cabezon is a sculpin species, the Fraser River is out of their range as far as I am aware of. Their typical habitat is around kelp beds. The one in the photograph, from what I can see, might be either a great sculpin or a very large prickly sculpin.
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To be honest I dont remember the teeth. I just remember the smooth skin and the long tapered tail. At first I was " what the hell is that?". I first said it must be a sculpin, then I was thinking pike minnow, but I ruled that out right away, but then I said "it's a ling cod!". My buddy and I both caught a couple recently and I was sure that's what it was. Looking at the picture now, it doesn't do it justice. Ill just have to go and catch another one and take better pics.
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Rod called it...it's a sculpin (Cottus, aka bullhead). Can't tell the species from the photo though. Lots of big ones in the lower Fraser.
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Another vote for the bullhead
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definitely a juvenile cabezon which belongs to the sculpin family....great eating and common in the lower fraser. i remember catching them in campbell river and the average weight use to range anywhere from 10-20+ pounds.
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http://www.elasmodiver.com/images/Cabezon.jpg
people always mistaken these fish for the common bullhead, but if you've ever caught one, you'll notice a difference in the length of the body and small scales running lateral down the side.
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not sure which sculpin, but it's not a common bullhead we usually catch.
it would have striped fins, and nasty horns.
I like it, good catch
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Blydrunr,
That picture you posted is very close to what it looked like. So caboza it is ... Or was it calabosa? Calawosabi??
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the people fishing on the docks in richmond eat them.
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Isn't that a rare Fraser River walleye?
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the people fishing on the docks in richmond eat them.
I asked, they make soup, too small to bother eating
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Sure looks like a Bullhead to me.
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not to me :) cabby, meter running