Fish ID Help

[Mike Avery]

My son caught this today in Saltponds Inlet on squid. Not sure what it is. Not the best video as he captured it using his cell phone.

[captdavdavis01]

sea mullet.....roundhead......either way, tasty!!!!


danny

[bottom scratcher]

MIke,
Up North they're known as kiingfish. Around these parts they're called roundheads. If they're big enough, they make some FINE eatin'.



The northern kingfish Menticirrhus saxatilis is a member of the drum family and is often found in the trough adjacent to the swash zone of the beach and on sand bottoms in the bays and channels. And range from Chesapeake Bay to New York usually but can be found outside of this range to a much lesser degree.

They frequently go by other names such as channel mullet, sea mullet, Virginia mullet and whiting. These fish aren't large with the max size at 3 or 4 pounds with most being less than 2 pounds. But what they lack in size they make up for when they reach the table. When you fish for channel mullet you are fishing for the table. They are usually caught by fishing dead bait on the bottom.

[Mike Avery]

Thanks guys. Ain't never caught one.

[Dixie]

Mmmmmmm.....looks like a nice dinner to me!

[usual suspects]

You have pups swimming in there as well Thats the one thing I miss from there, lots of life in that inlet.

[tonydivefish]

mike, a few years back cobia fishing i caught 2 cit. red drum in less than 30 min. with that for bait.

[racn35]

Mmmmmmm.....looks like a nice dinner to me!

I know you have ate more than your share of those fishies-