Skate fish

Here we discuss how to identify common skate in Britain. We also provide information on great baits, rigs, seasons & locations for catching common skate.

Recently, a subscriber wanted to learn more about skates. Great question since many of us think of ‘roller’ when we think ‘skate’. Skates are a species that often get overshadowed by rays, especially considering rays tend to be boldly colored while skates tend to be rather dreary and drab in coloration. Rays are also found […]

The barndoor skate is one of the largest skates in the world. Skates are closely related to the rays and more distantly related to sharks. The skates are the most diverse lineage of the cartilaginous fishes (sharks, skates, and rays). The term ‘cartilaginous fishes’ refers to the fact that these groups do not have true ... Read more

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The barndoor skate, Dipturus laevis, is a species of marine cartilaginous fish in the skate family of the order Rajiformes.