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    Boat FishingFeaturesSkate and Rays

    Drift Fishing For Rays

    by David Proudfoot August 14, 2019
    written by David Proudfoot

    Very few Scottish charter boats will drop the anchor preferring to spend the day drifting over marks. Local anglers have developed techniques to target species which are more commonly fished …

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  • Boat FishingFeaturesObanSkate and Rays

    Common Skate Tag Along With Laura Dawn

    by David Proudfoot January 7, 2018
    by David Proudfoot January 7, 2018

    Ronnie Campbell has been involved in common skate fishing around Oban for many years. His expertise in the targeting, capture and release of these monstrous elasmobranch species is renowned throughout…

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  • Cartiligeous SpeciesSkate and RaysSpecies ID

    Ray, Undulate

    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013
    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013

    The undulate ray has the typical kite shape with rounded tips to the wings and a shortish snout. The back and snout are covered with short spines.

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    Ray, Thornback

    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013
    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013

    The body of the thornback ray has the kite shape that is typical of the skates and rays. As its name suggests it has thorns on its upper surface particularly from the root of the tail down to the dorsal fins at its tip.

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    Ray, Spotted

    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013
    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013

    The spotted ray has a concave, curved snout and the typical ray wings. The young spotted ray has small spines on the upper surface near the front edge and in the adults these extend further back.

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    Ray, Small-eyed

    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013
    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013

    The small eyed ray has rounded wing tips and a shortish snout. As its name suggests it has comparatively small eyes.

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    Ray, Cuckoo

    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013
    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013

    The cuckoo ray is one of the rarer of the European rays and has the typical ray shape with comparatively large rounded pectoral fins. There is a double line of spines down the tail and rear of the back.

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    Ray, Blonde

    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013
    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013

    The blonde ray has the common Rajidae kite shape with a relatively thick body and a short snout. The tips of the pectoral fins are angular and there are a line of spines down the mid-line of the tail.

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  • Cartiligeous SpeciesSharksSpecies ID

    Tope

    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013
    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013

    The tope is a member of the shark family and has the typical slender shark shape with five gill slits. The upper lobe of the tail fin is large and ends in a triangular shape.

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    Spurdog

    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013
    by David Proudfoot May 27, 2013

    The spurdog is the only common small shark found in the North Sea and eastern North Atlantic which has a spine in front of the two dorsal fins and lacks an anal fin.

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