"World Record" Rock sole

[porcupine]

This past weekend some fishermen brought into the Sooke Harbour Marina some halibut that they had caught. They had a 5 lb one which the creel survey identified as a Rock Sole, the largest by far that he had ever seen. A search of the IFGA records show that the current world record for Rock Sole weighs 4 lbs, 15 ounces. Did they just miss an opportunity to enter the record books? Bet it tasted great!

 

[RiverBoy]

is that the same species as this? talk about a weird fight. two soles tryna get away from each other and off the hook. thought i had a barn door and was sadly mistaken

 

[adanac]

Pretty positive those are petrales . Get them to like 8 lbs off epsom pt. They are very hard to distinguish but they grow much larger than rock sole . Here’s two of a handful we got this weekend . Big one is about 7 lbs

 

[adanac]

Petrale sole - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Hardy Guy]

That is a petrale. Rock sole do not look anything like a petrale. Petrale have a large mouth with two rows of sharp teeth on the roof of the mouth. Rock sole have a small mouth and a large arch in the lateral line near the pectoral fin and they do not get anywhere near as big as a petrale. Rock sole also have rougher scales. You might mistake a large flathead for a small petrale but the flathead only has one row of teeth on the upper jaw. Rock sole and Petrale are two of the best eating fish on the coast IMO

 

[ExFlyGuy]

Pretty positive those are petrales . Get them to like 8 lbs off epsom pt. They are very hard to distinguish but they grow much larger than rock sole . Here’s two of a handful we got this weekend . Big one is about 7 lbs

I see there was some beer shotgunning going on there!

 

[Sea Chaser]

I see there was some beer shotgunning going on there!

Isn’t that a rule ? Lose a fish you need to shotgun a beer ?

 

[RiverBoy]

I see there was some beer shotgunning going on there!

more concerning is the brand they are shotgunning but i digress

 

[BigBadBrad]

Little variety pack of tasty treats for the boys. Going back to your roots targeting petrales,
rock sole, lemon soul, and starry flounders just like the old Belcarra days.

 

[adanac]

Little variety pack of tasty treats for the boys. Going back to your roots targeting petrales,
rock sole, lemon soul, and starry flounders just like the old Belcarra days.

Hahaha is that one of the Merth boys?

 

[BigBadBrad]

Your old buddy Brad Murphy.

 

[Buckethead905]

more concerning is the brand they are shotgunning but i digress

Did the shotgunning turn into involuntary deepthroating? I heard that’s an issue with the bottle versions of bud light…

 

[GoldRUP]

This past weekend some fishermen brought into the Sooke Harbour Marina some halibut that they had caught. They had a 5 lb one which the creel survey identified as a Rock Sole, the largest by far that he had ever seen. A search of the IFGA records show that the current world record for Rock Sole weighs 4 lbs, 15 ounces. Did they just miss an opportunity to enter the record books? Bet it tasted great!

That looks to me as a Petrale sole aka brill, rock sole have distinctive orange coloration and orange eggs.lots of 4 to 6 lb. Brill in Hecate straits.

 

[TelStar26]

This past weekend some fishermen brought into the Sooke Harbour Marina some halibut that they had caught. They had a 5 lb one which the creel survey identified as a Rock Sole, the largest by far that he had ever seen. A search of the IFGA records show that the current world record for Rock Sole weighs 4 lbs, 15 ounces. Did they just miss an opportunity to enter the record books? Bet it tasted great!

That was my old man
He said it tasted great!

 

[Karlo]

I can't imagine that going through the hassle of getting into the record books for beating the old rock sole record by an ounce would feel like it was worth the effort. Having it as a wall-mount trophy, though...