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Possible Deepwater Porgy – Caught off Cancun

Fernando — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:32:08 +0000

Hey everyone,
I caught this fish a few days ago while bottom fishing off Cancún, Mexico, in about 200 feet of water. I’m thinking it might be some porgy (maybe a deepwater or knobbed type?), but I’m not totally sure.

The fish was caught on squid bait near a rocky structure, and the coloration looked darker in person — kind of purplish around the head and lighter toward the tail.

If anyone has seen something similar, I’d really appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks!

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Hatteras Grouper (?)

Bilzo — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:47:23 +0000

This fishing report posted on Hatteras Harbor on July 16th. I'm trying to figure out what that grouper is at the bottom right.
Coloration and shape seem off for a Speckled Hind (which would be illegal).
Broomtail makes it look scampy, but most dead scamps I've seen are gray with dark spots, not brown with lighter gray spots.
Snowies are brown with white spots.
Totally off for the other usual suspects of gag and red.
Doesn't look like the less common ones either (rock hind, coney, graysby).
Assume too shallow for a wreckfish, and wrong shape/color there too.
Shape looks most like a misty, but I don't think we get them up here, and they're striped, not speckled.

Anybody got a good idea what this thing is?

What type of jack?

Jean — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 01:58:55 +0000

Lesser amber? Locals wanted them, picked off a school of them just off a wreck in Bermuda

Need help to ID

Frank Benedetti — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 01:29:45 +0000

Caught two today at southwest tower reef in about 90ft

10 Best Tasting Freshwater Fish

carey purdy — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 18:38:22 +0000

From all indications, regardless of the location, the ‘best tasting freshwater fish’ is a topic of interest among anglers. And as it is with life, everybody has their opinion on things. But as a matter of fact, the taste of a meal (in this case, fish), boils down to the cooking method used in preparing it.

https://huntpreys.com/10-best-tasting-freshwater-fish/

Fish ID help

doug illing — Thu, 09 May 2019 18:28:51 +0000

Can you help ID this fish we caught offshore yesterday in 165 ft

Fish ID help 4/17/2019

doug illing — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:07:26 +0000

Fish ID help- we caught two of these at Same Ole yesterday... pretty cool looking fish

Basic Carp Fish Pointers

carey purdy — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:46:45 +0000

Frustrating as it is, carp fishing is awesome. Carp are really good at sucking in and blowing out suspicious baits. It’s such an excitement to see the whole action in a fraction of a second as you hang on for dear life while the reel is trembling with a loud noise.

https://huntpreys.com/basic-carp-fish/

fishing hook

carey purdy — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:44:50 +0000

fishing hook Peek inside the tackle box of a serious angler, and you’ll find a wide variety of hooks in all shapes and sizes. Circle hooks, J hooks, treble hooks, live bait hooks, O’Shaughnessy hooks, assist hooks, hooks for soft plastics — the list goes on and on. But have you ever wondered what goes into making these little pieces of metal? Have you ever considered a hook’s composition and construction?

https://huntpreys.com/fishing-hook/

10 FOOLPROOF TACTICS FOR PHEASANT HUNTING

carey purdy — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:43:53 +0000

There are many ways to harvest a pheasant. If we tried to share all the techniques and helpful hints to get the pheasant gunner within range of their sneaky quarry, we’d probably complete several books worth of writing before we were finished.

These ten tips will help you put a pheasant on the table this fall, and many more if your shots are true.

https://huntpreys.com/10-foolproof-tactics-for-pheasant-hunting/