Had a great evening with friends yesterday on a small overgrown lake fishing for Tench, as someone addicted to rivers i've never really spent as much time with Tench as i'd like and i thoroughly enjoyed myself, we managed a few between us, this scrappy devil being my best...



Looking forward to heading back there soon...

Cheers,


Graham

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Nice one Graham,since i took up fly fishing Tench and Roach are the only fish i feel that i am missing out on,seeing your post might just urge me into getting the old centre pin out and go and have a go myself

Paul

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Well done Graham, what beautiful fish they are.
S.

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nice little female that graham

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There is always one smart 4rse, It's a fish.
S.

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indeed

Steven where i have circled on this fish and placed a cross , if it was a male it would have a large bony stucture just above each fin either side on its flanks and the fins would be bigger on a male

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WHEN YOU LEAVE THE RIVER, TAKE NOTHING, AND LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINT'S!!!

THA CAN TELL A YORKSHIREMAN ,BUT THA CAN'T TELL HIM MUCH !!

[QUOTE=BRUCE1;769539]indeed

Steven where i have circled on this fish and placed a cross , if it was a male it would have a large bony stucture just above each fin either side on its flanks and the fins would be bigger on a male

Told you smart 4arse.
Don't suppose you have the name and address for it do you Bruce.
S.

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[quote=mrtrout;769548]tony the tench

overgrown pond

Gloucestershire

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So lets see if I can get the hang of this.....

No bony structure therefore a female?
Regards, Dave.

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Dave, got it in one mate , heres a picture of a male clearly showing the bony stucture , and huge/bigger fins than the female especiallly the pectoral fins..

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WHEN YOU LEAVE THE RIVER, TAKE NOTHING, AND LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINT'S!!!

THA CAN TELL A YORKSHIREMAN ,BUT THA CAN'T TELL HIM MUCH !!