View Full Version : Newport harbor night tine wierd catch fish identifaction
Frenchy
10-22-2009, 12:00 PM
so my buddy called me he turned 21 today so he wanted to go to Newport and drink but wanted to get there before midnight and fish.
get there around 1030 and start dropshottin a camo jerk shad and boom get nailed but its a wierd fight just feeling wiggles the whole time THEN THIS UGLY THING COMES UP dont know what kind of eel it is so Please help
FISH ID PLEASE
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cutbait
10-22-2009, 12:39 PM
Thanks for giving me nightmares tonight
You didn't touch it did you?
smokehound
10-22-2009, 01:01 PM
Its definitely a Snake Eel.
Not sure, but perhaps a yellow snake eel.
whate
10-22-2009, 01:55 PM
is it eatable?
farmacist
10-22-2009, 02:52 PM
You got a snake MANG!
Frenchy
10-22-2009, 03:14 PM
i touched it w a towel only when i picked it up it reared back and tried to bite me like a snake
just looked up a snake eel picture simalr but not quite
SHAD MAN 09
10-22-2009, 03:28 PM
:Shocked:I woulda kicked it in the water forget the towel
smokehound
10-22-2009, 04:00 PM
Im tellin you man, thats a snake eel.
Jimbow
10-22-2009, 05:06 PM
That is absolutely a snake eel. :EyePop: Nice catch dude!
dfisher
10-22-2009, 05:18 PM
Fry it up yummmmm!
LunkerLover
10-22-2009, 05:34 PM
Ophichthus zophochir also known as a snake eel. Apparently there are 250 species world wide ... they have feeding habits like halibuts ... you just hopped that drop shot right over it's frckin face!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2726744954_119f6b2e9f.jpg
Hitts0n
10-22-2009, 05:45 PM
:Shocked:I woulda kicked it in the water forget the towel
Lmaoooo !!! Hell yeah !!
DEADROOTS
10-23-2009, 08:57 AM
Trouser Trout
falcor49
10-23-2009, 12:58 PM
100 % a yellow snake eel i caught one right were you were if that was m street off the left top corner
Owner626
10-23-2009, 02:27 PM
Snake Eel ...
fuccc datt...
lol catch them all the time there..
Jaysuuun
10-23-2009, 04:06 PM
I think I would have cut my line if I seen that thing dangling at the end. :Shocked:
smokehound
10-23-2009, 06:58 PM
Ophichthus zophochir also known as a snake eel. Apparently there are 250 species world wide ... they have feeding habits like halibuts ... you just hopped that drop shot right over it's frckin face!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2726744954_119f6b2e9f.jpgtoo bad the eel in this picture is an american eel! =P
old pudd fisher
10-23-2009, 09:31 PM
I think I would have cut my line if I seen that thing dangling at the end. :Shocked:
Me too!!:EyePop:
falcor49
10-23-2009, 09:58 PM
heres the pic of my yellow snake eel caught on dead jacksmelt. how come everyone is scared of them???http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu195/falcor49/005-7.jpg
Frenchy
10-23-2009, 10:35 PM
cuz the effin thing tried to bite the crap outta me when i tried to pick it up
CastMan
10-24-2009, 12:28 PM
Ya just to properly beat this thread to death it is a "Yellow Snake Eel" and you know what, if I hooked this beast at 10:30 at night with low light conditions I'd just say to my buddy "Hey dude I think I pulled my back, can you get that for me?" Ha! Hey eels some good eatin' but if you caught em in the harbor then that's up to you. Don't blame me if you start glowing in the dark!
flyngby
10-24-2009, 08:42 PM
Never know what will come to color in NPH!!!!
Nice catch!
Steve
megafisher94
10-31-2009, 09:52 AM
could be a yellow or a snake.... it could go both ways...
fishmounter
11-01-2009, 06:11 PM
If you ever catch an American Eel, don't touch it with your bare hands! They have a really bad slime coating that is almost impossible to get off your hands! I mean it's some bad sheite! But don't worry, you won't catch any here on the west coast. But, I've heard that Hagfish are pretty bad too.