User guide for fishing

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User Guide for Fishing For Beginner


Content

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Introduction

Common Species in Hong Kong

Location & Weather

Bait & Equipment


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How to fish

Knots & Rigs

Fishing Safety

Fishing Glossary


Introduction



Location & Weather

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Common Species in Hong Kong Species Name

Epinephelus akaara

Distinguishing Features

Teeth small but strong, Dorsal fin spines strong, Stout second anal fin spine, Body with red spotted

Habitat

Shallow coastal waters

Species Name

Lutjanus johnii

Distinguishing Features

Preoperculum with a slight notch, Scale series above lateral line parallel to it and those below lateral line horizontal

Habitat

Shallow coastal waters

60cm

70cm


Species Name

Acanthopagrus latus

Distinguishing Features

Jaws with posterior molars, Slightly forked caudal fin, Strong dorsal and anal fin spines

Habitat

coastal waters 50cm

Species Name

Plectorhinchus diagrammus

Distinguishing Features 6 or 7 dark reddish brown longitudinal bands on head and body Habitat

Coral reefs 60cm


Common Species in Hong Kong Species Name

Epinephelus akaara

Distinguishing Features

Teeth small but strong, Dorsal fin spines strong, Stout second anal fin spine, Body with red spotted

Habitat

Shallow coastal waters

Species Name

Lutjanus johnii

Distinguishing Features

Preoperculum with a slight notch, Scale series above lateral line parallel to it and those below lateral line horizontal

Habitat

Shallow coastal waters

60cm

70cm


Species Name

Acanthopagrus latus

Distinguishing Features

Jaws with posterior molars, Slightly forked caudal fin, Strong dorsal and anal fin spines

Habitat

coastal waters 50cm

Species Name

Plectorhinchus diagrammus

Distinguishing Features 6 or 7 dark reddish brown longitudinal bands on head and body Habitat

Coral reefs 60cm


Glossary Anadromous

Fish that ascend rivers to spawn, e.g. salmon.

Oceanodromous

Migrating within oceans, e.g. tunas.

Benthopelagic

Living and feeding near the bottom as well as in midwaters or near the surface.

Oviparous

Producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body of the female.

Catadromous

Migrating from freshwater to the sea to spawn, e.g. eels.

Venomous

Capable of producing a poisonous fluid that is transmitted by a bite or sting.

Ciguatera

Ciguatera fish poisoning is a chemical food intoxication caused by consumption of fish containing ciguatoxin

Viviparous

Bringing forth living (active, free-swimming) young, rather than laying eggs; producing live young from within the body of the parent female.

Demersal

Living on or near the bottom and feeding on benthic organisms.

Widest distance

Widest distance between the tips of the pectoral fins, as in skates and rays.


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