Bristol angler lands rare "strange-looking" fish
Angler Tony Russell got the surprise of his fishing life when he landed a rare fish along the Westcountry coast.
The 70-year-old fisherman rod-caught an Atlantic bonito while casting his line near Lyme Bay.
Tony, from Bristol, was fishing for bass five miles off the Dorset town when the strange-looking fish was hooked.
“As soon as he struck he went off like a bullet to at least 100 metres from the boat,” said Tony. “I thought I had a massive bass at first, he never stopped fighting for 20 minutes. I wasn’t completely sure what species the fish was but I got it confirmed when I got back to Lyme Regis.”
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Veteran Lyme Regis boatman Harry May said that he had never known of anyone catching an Atlantic bonito in and around Lyme Regis waters...or anywhere else nearby. James Wright, assistant curator at the Plymouth-based National Marine Aquarium, confirmed the species of the fish, as many thought it may have been a bluefin tuna. He added that the catch of the day would make many sea anglers envious.
As for the fish itself, it was sold to a Lyme Regis fish restaurant.
Comments
by Lone_Ranger
Monday, September 17 2012, 5:04PM
“The Atlantic bonito is an infrequent but not unknown visitor to our waters and is by no means rare.”
by Pyronaught
Monday, September 17 2012, 2:12PM
“A 'rare' fish.........and now its been killed and eaten - a little rarer. Typical attitude that has historically led to extinctions galore - "Gosh - never seen one of them before - looks rare to me - lets kill it"”
by anitt
Monday, September 17 2012, 12:44PM
“I hope he's going to eat it otherwise, what's the point of killing it. Just for fun?”
by Marshwalker99
Monday, September 17 2012, 12:32PM
“Not rare...not a story...
Range:
For the Eastern Atlantic from the British Isles down to Cape of Good Hope.
Additional Notes:
Known to visit UK waters each summer
From UK-fish.info”
by Marshwalker99
Monday, September 17 2012, 12:27PM
“Yeah, but how big was it??? This big?”