My 52nd lure-caught species! A Connemara Clingfish. And on a metal!!
July
Archive of all LRF fish caught in the month of July.
Oops! We did it again
What’s better than catching a Butterfly Blenny by fluke? Targeting Butterfly Blenny to order!
Rock Goby on Knight Worm
One of the easier mini species to tick off on unflavoured soft plastics, the Rock Goby is pretty aggressive for its size.
JungleGym Jaco Ichi Jig
A nice Corkwing Wrasse that has shown its predatory instincts towards this rather nice 1g JungleGym Jaco Ichi metal jig. Assist hooks here are the excellent DJ-95 twins from Decoy Japan.
Axillary Seabream in UK Waters
UPDATE 13/11/2024 – The fish that was originally identified as an Axillary Seabream is in fact a juvenile Red Seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)
Okay, I’m leaving the original blog post below for prosperity, but I’ve completely u-turned on my original thoughts about this species.
HTO Tic Tac 3g
What a sensational run for the lightest HTO Tic Tac! HTO’s 3g Tic Tac is a micro metal jig which really proved itself this last week, catapulting it to one of my favourite lures of all time. Looking at the stats it’s easy to see why.
PB Shanny
Beat my personal best Shanny (Common Blenny) with one measuring 17.5cm, caught in a rockpool in South Wales.
Baillon’s Wrasse
Photo of a Baillon’s wrasse (Symphodus bailloni)