bitdragon
17.06.2021 10:29:17
Thanks guys,yes I live in Canada. Wally are also called Pickerel hear. The argument I had with a friend was that he insisted that Pike and Northern Pike were not the same,insisted that they had different markings.
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Thanks guys,yes I live in Canada. Wally are also called Pickerel hear. The argument I had with a friend was that he insisted that Pike and Northern Pike were not the same,insisted that they had different markings.
I've never heard of either being called a Jack.
Around here, a Jack is a year old lake run Salmon.
Re: Pike, Northern Pike,and Jack fish are they all the same [links]
Re: Pike, Northern Pike,and Jack fish are they all the same [links]
I would like to know if these are all the same fish under different names?
Largemouth black bass are called cypress trout in parts of the south, and black and white crappies have so many different names they would fill this page. here
However, when people refer to a “jack” or “Jack Fish,” they typically mean the Crevalle jack. For this reason, we will focus primarily upon this species. Read on to learn about the Jack Fish.
This fish has carnivorous feeding habits, which means it preys on other animals. It has a primarily piscivorous diet because it eats fish and other similar seafood. Younger fish, being smaller, hunt for smaller prey. Adults can hunt larger fish with their increased size. They also eat squid, shrimp, crabs, and more. more
Humans interact with this species quite frequently. Fishermen often target this fish in both commercial and recreational settings. In sport fisheries, people target this species for its powerful swimming. Where some commercial fisheries face population decline, this species has strong numbers. more
However, when people refer to a “jack” or “Jack Fish,” they typically mean the Crevalle jack. For this reason, we will focus primarily upon this species. Read on to learn about the Jack Fish.
This fish has carnivorous feeding habits, which means it preys on other animals. It has a primarily piscivorous diet because it eats fish and other similar seafood. Younger fish, being smaller, hunt for smaller prey. Adults can hunt larger fish with their increased size. They also eat squid, shrimp, crabs, and more. more
Humans interact with this species quite frequently. Fishermen often target this fish in both commercial and recreational settings. In sport fisheries, people target this species for its powerful swimming. Where some commercial fisheries face population decline, this species has strong numbers. more
I can’t remember the fisherman I went with, but I was doing an article for the Monroe newspaper on more
Well, it’s a safe bet that if you didn’t read the headline above, you would NEVER name jackfish (chain pickerel), walleye or striped bass as the favorites of ANY fishermen on Lake D’Arbonne. Ever. But as we look back at the first 50 years of the big water in Union Parish, all three fish played a role, especially in the early years. No kidding.
As for walleye, we were fishing a winter bass tournament and tried a fancy new lure called the Johnson’s Silver Spoon on the edge of the channel on the big lake. I read about it in BASSMaster magazine and picked up a couple at Howard Brothers. We didn’t catch any bass, but we hit one spot and caught three or four nice walleye. We had no idea what they were and surmised that they must have been left behind by some alien spacecraft. I didn’t find out until years later that they tasted better than any other kind of fish we had in the lake. [links]
Anyway, we caught several big striped bass in the 15-20 pound range that morning and lots of smaller ones. The fish pulled like a freight train and took 10-15 minutes to land. And netting them was almost like taking your life in your hands. I can remember netting one of the larger ones – he barely fit halfway into the bass net and when he started cutting up, he and I both nearly went in the lake. He would have been happy. Me, not. [links]
BAR JACK
(Caranx ruber)
OTHER NAMES: Skipjack, Bahamas Runner, Reef Runner, Cibi Mancho
RANGE: Common in the Bahamas and Caribbean; also found in South Florida.
HABITAT: Likes sandy beach areas, clear, grassy flats and coral reefs.
DESCRIPTION: Streamlined shape. Hard scutes forward of tail. Bright blue and black topside with silvery sides and a thin deep-purple stripe extending from behind the head into the lower lobe of the tail.
SIZE: Averages a pound or so. Reaches at least 5 pounds on occasion. Florida record 4 pounds,2 ounces.
FOOD VALUE: Excellent; less red meat than most Jacks.
GAME QUALITIES: Though usually small, fights as if twice or more its size.
TACKLE AND BAITS: Most sport will be obtained with light spinning tackle. Also a good fly fish, again with lighter outfits. Takes live shrimp, live minnows, Bonefish jigs and flies and other small lures.
FISHING SYSTEMS: Casting; Drifting; Still Fishing; Trolling.
PILOTFISH
(Naucrates ductor)
RANGE: All Florida, the Bahamas and Caribbean.
HABITAT: Offshore waters. Name comes from accompanying sharks and other large animals seemingly as pilots.
DESCRIPTION: Slender shape with tapering head. Body marked by wide, dark bands. Fins also banded.
SIZE: Usually a foot or so; grows to 2 feet.
FOOD VALUE: Good, if fish is large enough.
GAME QUALITIES: Good on light tackle; gives the fight of a typical small Jack.
TACKLE AND BAITS: Readily takes small jigs and streamer flies. Only very light outfits provide much sport.
FISHING SYSTEMS: Offshore drifting. here
CREVALLE JACK
(Caranx hippos)
OTHER NAMES: Jack Crevalle, Crevally
RANGE: All Florida and the Greater Antilles; rare in the Bahamas and smaller Caribbean Islands.
HABITAT: The Crevalle may show up at any time in virtually all Florida waters, from the deep reefs to well up coastal rivers. Usually runs in schools and the smaller the individual fish, the larger the school. The biggest Jacks often cruise in pairs and are usually found in or near major inlets and around offshore wrecks and reefs of both coasts, but may come into deep bays and canals where they chase Mullet and often herd the prey against seawalls. The Palm Beaches and Key West are particularly well-known areas for trophy Crevalles.
DESCRIPTION: Deep, compressed body. Blunt head with black spot on rear edge of gill cover. Hard scutes forward of sickle-shaped tail. Color usually yellowish with white undersides.
SIZE: Common at 1 pound or less to about 5 or 6 pounds. Plentiful up to 12 pounds in most areas. Sometimes tops 20 pounds and can reach 50 pounds or even more. World and Florida records 57 pounds.
FOOD VALUE: Poor by most tastes. Most of the meat is dark red and of strong flavor.
GAME QUALITIES: Few fish can out-pull a Crevalle of equal size. The fight is unspectacular but dogged, the usual pattern being a long first run. Jacks use their flat sides to good advantage when waging a tug-o-war.
TACKLE AND BAITS: Most Jacks are fairly small and are caught on the full range of light tackle by anglers seeking other game. If you target larger Jacks, say 10 pounds or more, sturdy spinning, baitcasting and fly tackle should be used, with lines no less than 8-pound test. Small Jacks, such as those frequently encountered on shallow flats, will gulp down almost any sort of natural bait, live or dead, as well as all the popular casting and flyrod lures. Big Crevalles, however, generally like their meals moving very fast. To assure hookups, you have to use fresh and frisky live fish, or retrieve your artificial lures rapidly, noisily, or both. Topwater plugs are good, as are fast-whipped jigs. Fly rodders often have to work very hard, stripping their streamers or poppers as fast as their elbows will move.
FISHING SYSTEMS: Casting; Drifting; Still Fishing; Trolling.
AFRICAN POMPANO (Alectis ciliaris)
OTHER NAMES: Threadfish, Cuban Jack, Flechudo
RANGE: Most African Pompano are encountered on the lower half of the Atlantic Coast and in the Keys. They also are found throughout the Bahamas and Caribbean.
HABITAT: The young prefer shallow reefs. Adults may be found over shallow reefs as well, but tend to work deeper as they grow. Best fishing grounds are
usually around deep wrecks.
DESCRIPTION: A large, flattened fish with silvery or pearlescent sides and a distinctive blunt, steeply sloped head. Forward rays of the dorsal and anal fins are very long and threadlike in young fish, and these "streamers" sometimes hang on until adulthood, although they usually are lost as the fish grows.
SIZE: The smallest specimens have the longest fins, and young "Threadfish" of a couple pounds and less were once thought to be a different species. Adults are common at 15-30 pounds and grow to at least 50 pounds. World and Florida records 50 pounds, 8 ounces.
FOOD VALUE: Excellent.
GAME QUALITIES: One of the toughest light-tackle customers around, the African fights much like other big Jacks, but uses its flat side to even greater advantage, and exhibits a peculiar, circling tactic that puts the angler to a thorough test.
TACKLE AND BAITS: As one of the pets of the light-tackle fraternity, most African Pompano are caught by jigging deep in the vicinity of wrecks or offshore dropoffs with spinning and baitcasting tackler; or by fishing deep with light ocean tackle and live bait. They generally hang too deep to interest fly fishermen, although a few have been caught by blind-fishing over wrecks with sinking lines, or by chumming them to the surface with live chum. A variety of heavy jigs and large streamers will work especially if trimmed with silvery Mylar. Pinfish, Pilchards and similar small fish are the live baits of choice. Africans are occasionally caught by trolling over the reefs with feathers or rigged baits.
FISHING SYSTEMS: Drifting; Still Fishing; Trolling.