Fish ID please?

Caught like two dozen on these little guys today. They look like a weird Calico/Whitefish Hybrid

[FishRaiden]

Johnny Bass.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by Drake

Caught like two dozen on these little guys today. They look like a weird Calico/Whitefish Hybrid

Olive Rockfish. You fishing up North?

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by KingArvil

Johnny Bass.

Same thing. Johny Bass is just a local name for Olive Rockfish. Olive rockfish are really thick up North where they come up into the kelp and tend to school up with Blue Rockfish or Blue bass. I've caught some local deep but they are thick as flies up North around Mendocino.


Found a great pic:


The fish in front on the lower left are Olive Rockfish the ones behind them and above them to the right with the speckles are Blue bass or Blue rockfish.

Love that picture that would be wide open fishing with Iron.

[jorluivil]

Yellowtail Rockfish

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Yellowtail Rockfish

Damn!! Hadn't thought of that. Now you got me going because they are really hard to tell apart.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Yellowtail Rockfish

I'm sticking with Olive Rockfish.

Yellowtail rockfish have less rays in the back lower anal fin, and they also have yellow orange speckles. People often confuse them especially in pics taken underwater because the water color mutes out the specks but since it out of the water the specks would show, so if I had to guess I'd say that's an Olive Rockfish or Johny bass.

Here's a good pic of a Yellowtail with it's specks.

[ful-rac]

Yes drake has a yellowtail rockfish not a johnny bass or olive.....

This is an olive


Im surprised you got that one wrong jim...whats a matter wit you!

[todd one]

Johnny Bass. There's a lot of those out there right now.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

Yes drake has a yellowtail rockfish not a johnny bass or olive.....

This is an olive


Im surprised you got that one wrong jim...whats a matter wit you!

Nice toad!!

Yeah I'm still not completely convinced.

Olives vary in color dark to light depending on where they are living just like Calico bass. You obviously wrestled that one right out of it's cave.

[StinkyMatt]

Bluefin rockfish.

Many people forget to account for the reflective property of the atmosphere as it relates to the slime coat on the fish. Therefore when you look at a bluefin rockfish, you really are in fact looking at a yellowtail rockfish. To further complicate the light reflection issue, many anglers fail to use the correct dropper loop knots and that in fact turns our suspect fish into a juvenile Wsb!


There you have it folks.

I know everything, this is the truth.

[bubblehide]

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

Bluefin rockfish.

Many people forget to account for the reflective property of the atmosphere as it relates to the slime coat on the fish. Therefore when you look at a bluefin rockfish, you really are in fact looking at a yellowtail rockfish. To further complicate the light reflection issue, many anglers fail to use the correct dropper loop knots and that in fact turns our suspect fish into a juvenile Wsb!


There you have it folks.

I know everything, this is the truth.

Nope, it's a Fukushima Johnny.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by bubblehide

Nope, it's a Fukushima Johnny.

Nope definitely a San Pedro Brown (unofficial team sewer mascot)

[jorluivil]

I wonder if we'll EVER agree on just one thing.

[wiredantz]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

Yes drake has a yellowtail rockfish not a johnny bass or olive.....

This is an olive


Im surprised you got that one wrong jim...whats a matter wit you!

Jorge is this you, when your sober?

[rhyak]

Ive caught a couple hundred olives and that appeared to be a Yellowtail Rockfish, Olives even the smaller ones, usually don't have that much yellow in the fins and tails.

Without a proper DNA test this could go on for ever... LOL

North of Conception there are days you cant get to the bottom they are so thick.

Rhyak...
Rockfish Expert...

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by rhyak

Ive caught a couple hundred olives and that appeared to be a Yellowtail Rockfish, Olives even the smaller ones, usually don't have that much yellow in the fins and tails. Without a proper DNA test this could go on for ever... LOL North of Conception there are days you cant get to the bottom they are so thick.

I hear you Ryan. My first thought was Olive, probably because I've caught more of them, but at that size they are hard to tell apart, it's fins are pretty yellow and it could just as easily be a Yellowtail rockfish.

I guess the first answer is best since I've heard deckhands call both Olives and Yellowtails Johnny Bass.

[jorluivil]

Its a yellowtail johnny bass baked in olive oil

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by Fiskadoro

but at that size they are hard to tell apart, it's fins are pretty yellow and it could just as easily..... .

Are you kidding that suckers at least 5 pounds! Drakehorse doesnt take pictures of anything less!

[lamb]

Johnny bass
YT Rockfish got more of that rockfishy shape,
Johnnybass body is little thinner and longer, more like bass.
Yours looks like Johnny to me