Fishing in West Dennis

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Fishing in West Dennis

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Join our 4 fishermen in West-Dennis in Barnstable. The fishing forecast is currently 6.2. The most caught fishes here are the dolphinfish, the blue runner, the blacknose shark and the lesser amberjack. Come try the most famous fishing techniques like the boat fishing for eel, barracuda trolling, fishing for sea bass while surfcasting or support fishing for bass.

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The Dolphinfish

The Dolphinfish

The Dolphinfish belongs to the Coryphaenidae family. Its length can reach a maximum of 2 m, but the average length reaches 1 m. Its average weight is 14 kg but it can reach more than 30 kg. It has a maximum lifetime of 4 years. It can reproduce all year round. The best time to catch it is from April to June. There are two species of dolphins. It is easy to distinguish the two species. They both have the same elongated and spindle-shaped shape. The single dorsal fin extends over the entire length of the body. The anal fin begins approximately in the middle of the body and ends at the same point as the dorsal fin. Pelvic fins are located under the pectoral fins and can be compressed into a shallow groove in the body. The caudal fin is strongly forked. The head is dull and the mouth contains many small teeth, as well as a small oval dental patch on the tongue. Cycloid scales cover the body. Mature males exhibit dimorphic sexual growth and develop a prominent bone crest at the front of the head. The color of the dolphinfish is quite dramatic with golden shades on the sides, irregular spots of metallic blue and green on the back and sides, and whites and yellows on the underside. This fish is very colorful underwater, captures light and reflects a wide range of bright colors.

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The Blue Runner

The Blue Runner

The Blue Runner belongs to the Carangidae family. The blue runner can reach a maximum length of 70 cm and a weight of 5.05 kg, but its average size is below 35 cm. The maximum lifespan recorded was 11 years. The spawning season depends on the location. They can be caught all year round. The blue runner has an elongated, moderately flattened body and a slightly pointed snout. The posterior part of the eye is covered with a moderately developed adipose eyelid, and the posterior end of the jaw is placed vertically under the center of the eye. The dorsal fin is in two parts, the first part composed of 8 spines and the second of one spine followed by 22 to 25 soft rays. The anal fin consists of 2 previously detached spines followed by a spine and 19 to 21 soft rays. Pectoral fins become sicklier with age, with 21 to 23 rays, and are slightly longer than the head. The lateral line has a pronounced but short anterior arch, the curved section intersecting the right section below the spine of the second dorsal fin. The right section contains 0 to 7 scales followed by 46 to 56 very strong scales, with bilateral hulls on the caudal peduncle. There are a total of 86 to 98 scales and scales on the entire lateral line. The color of the blue runner varies from bluish green to dorsally olive green, becoming silver grey to copper below. Juveniles often have 7 dark vertical stripes on their bodies. The color of the fins also varies, all fins ranging from darkest to darkest or from hyaline to

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The Blacknose shark

The Blacknose shark

The Blacknose shark belongs to the Carcharhinidae family. It has an average size of 1.4m for 10 kg. It has a maximum lifespan of 19 years. It mate in late May to June. It can be fished all year round. The Black Nose Shark has a slender body with a long rounded snout and large eyes. The inhalant and exhaling openings of the nostrils are separated by a skin flap. There are respectively 12 to 13 and 11 to 12 rows of teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaws, with one or two teeth at the symphysis level. The teeth are triangular and oblique, with serrated edges. The upper teeth are thicker than the lower teeth. The five pairs of gill slits are short, measuring less than one-third of the length of the base of the first dorsal fin. The first dorsal fin is small and somewhat sickle-shaped, with a pointed apex and a short, free posterior border; its origin is at the free rear edges of the pectoral fins. The second dorsal fin is relatively large, but always less than half the height of the first. There is no ridge between the two dorsal fins. The pectoral fins are short and tapered. The body is covered with overlapping dermal denticles that have five to seven longitudinal veins (three in very young individuals) ending in three to five teeth. The coloring is a yellowish grey to greenish on the top and white to yellow below. A characteristic dark spot at the tip of the snout is more or less visible, especially in young sharks.

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The Lesser Amberjack

The Lesser Amberjack

The Lesser Amberjack belongs to the Carangidae family. It has an average length of 50 cm for 4,53 kg. It has a lifespan of about ten years. It spawns throughout the year. It can be fished all year round. The body is short, a little wide and slightly tapered from the middle to each end. Above the lateral line, they are olive green, brownish, dark pinkish or purple and below the lateral line, they are white or silver grey. A slightly golden line extends from the eye to the tail and a dark band extends diagonally from the eye almost to the first dorsal fin. Juveniles have seven to eight brownish, irregular and sometimes broken bands. The first rounded dorsal fin has eight spines. The second largest dorsal fin, which is not connected to the first, has a spine and 30 to 32 rays. There are three spines and 19 to 20 rays on the anal fin. The second dorsal fin and the smallest anal fin are similar in shape, with the front ends extending to a peak. The tail is in the shape of a boomerang.

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The Red Snapper

The Red Snapper

The Red Snapper belongs to the Lutjanidae. The red snapper reaches an average length of 60 cm, a maximum length of 100 cm and can weigh up to 9 kg. The maximum age is estimated at 40-50 years. The spawning season depends on the location. It can be fished from October to December. This snapper has long pectoral fins and a truncated caudal fin. The first and second dorsal fins are continuous with a slight notch between the two and the anal fin narrows backwards. They have a large head with small red eyes and a somewhat pointed snout. The body and fins are pinkish red in color, turning white below. At a size of less than 35 cm, the northern red snapper has a dark spot on the upper sides below the anterior soft dorsal rays - similar to a number of other snappers. And although they are more similar to the black horned snapper (L. buccanella), the red snapper lacks the black spot characteristic of the snapper's pectoral fins. The juvenile red snapper may also have bluish stripes on the sides.

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