Toothed fish

[Naturenutz]

They do catch quite alot from the shore at certain hot spots in dorset geoff.Some anglers can catch 3 or 4 or more in a session.Must be crab bait though.What kind of proffessional fishing were you doing geoff.Fishing trips ?

[Dogghound]

This species is a south and west coast species and is still present in winter although in smaller numbers it tends to go to more sheltered waters when the temperature drops. Populations peak at late summer/autumn in the UK.

[Fauna]

Originally Posted by wizzo

I was gonna say Trigger fish. They haven't been common here for long. That's certainly a big 'un! Fauna, good guess. Ballan Wrasse do have a good set of teeth too but resemble more closely, a human set of dentures. Had that been a Wrasse it would have been a new record breaker. Actually lots of native British fish have teeth of varying size. Geoff, the Trigger fish as far as I know was once only to be found on the south west coast around Dorset. Usually on inshore wrecks. Having not been involved in shore fishing for some time, have things changed with these fish? Wizzo

Cheers mate. You would have thought i would have known better, i've caught Wrasse a plenty off St Davids Head. Many have been fair sized fish, though non to the size of the one in the photo

[tom00_uk]

in winter you can find 100's dead on the beach after a good storm

[Geoff F]

Naturenutz, I mostly fished pots for crab but also did a bit of netting for ray or bass etc, and some time ago I also did the occasional bit of light inshore trawling. I have been looking for a photo of my crewhand holding a freshly caught trigger, before returning it to the water, but so far I can't locate the image.

I haven't found any dead ones but it is quite likely that they could struggle to survive in colder northern waters. Even here in the far south, early fish were always a bit sluggish.