Coalfish aka Saithe aka Black Pollock
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2017 11:48 pm
So, what is the Coalfish? Well, many people mistake them for a Pollock as they can grow to similar size so rather than copy information from elsewhere I'll link it below.
Sea Angling Ireland - Boat & Shore Tactics, Irish Record and Specimen sizes http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/fish ... alfish.htm
More information on the status, distribution, rigs and techniques. http://britishseafishing.co.uk/coalfish/
The scientific bit from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollachius_virens
So what's the difference between a Pollock and a Coalfish? Here's an easy way to tell them apart, the Coalfish has a straight lateral line while the Pollock is curved.
Now, the lateral line on the Pollock has a very pronounced curve relative to the Coalfish. The colour of the Coalfish is not consistent, depending on age and environment, so watch the lateral line.
Graham Smith
Sea Angling Ireland - Boat & Shore Tactics, Irish Record and Specimen sizes http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/fish ... alfish.htm
More information on the status, distribution, rigs and techniques. http://britishseafishing.co.uk/coalfish/
The scientific bit from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollachius_virens
So what's the difference between a Pollock and a Coalfish? Here's an easy way to tell them apart, the Coalfish has a straight lateral line while the Pollock is curved.
Now, the lateral line on the Pollock has a very pronounced curve relative to the Coalfish. The colour of the Coalfish is not consistent, depending on age and environment, so watch the lateral line.
Graham Smith