B, R - December 14, 2020

BLACKFISH, ROCK

Scientific Name:

Girella elevata

Salt/Fresh:

Salt

Also Known As:

Rock Blackfish; Black Drummer; Pig; BLACKFISH, ROCK

Rating:

Countries:

Australia

Description:

Black Drummer or Rock Blackfish are a tough fighting fish found around surf washed rocky headlands

How To Identify:

Rock Blackfish are quite a plain dusky black. They have a small head and mouth with a stocky, solid body and a powerful tail. Can grow to about 9kgs but that is rare and usual catches are in the 0.5 to 3 kgs

How To Catch:

Fish from surf washed rocks with cunji, small crabs, or prawns. They are a hard fighter and once hooked will immediately try to head back to the rock hole they came from, fighting dirty is their main tactic.

Where Found:

Found along the coastline of Queensland and New South Wales. Lives around rocky headlands that has surf washing over rock cover.