I caught this Tench today here in France and was surprised at how orange the lips were:
It seems that most fish that come from the clear water barrages are vividly coloured.
Orange Lips
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What do they know of fishing who know only one fish and one way to fish for him?
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Re: Orange Lips
Looks like a Wrasse?
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Re: Orange Lips
That’s suits it very well! I wonder if there’s something in their diet that is unusual?
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Re: Orange Lips
I suspect their diet is a combination of crayfish and carp angler's bait.
There are now 6 species of crayfish present in France, most seem to have arrived from America:
The American crayfish (Orconectes limosus), Pacific crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus), Louisiana crayfish (Procambarus clarkii),
Slender-legged crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus), Juvenile crayfish (Orconectes juvenilis) and the Calico crayfish (Orconectes immunis).
The Tench seem to have a good selection to go at!
What do they know of fishing who know only one fish and one way to fish for him?
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Re: Orange Lips
Blimey!Hope they don't manage to cross the Channel.
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Re: Orange Lips
We have been getting Tench in the Wally with orange bellies, I presumed there may have been a throwback gene to an ornamental fish but later was told that there had been reports of Carp becoming discoloured due to eating Dynamite baits red robin pellets which could explain the phenomena as the most popular bait in the lake upstream of the pool the Tench come from is red robin pellets, the chap that told me about the discoloured Carp also said that Dynamite baits were changing the ingredients in those pellets.
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Re: Orange Lips
That seems to have a hint of Golden Tench colouration in it. Are there any Golden Tench in the water?
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Re: Orange Lips
None that I know of CM
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