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Tench
Tinca tinca · Fresh
Olive-green slime-coated fish of quiet still waters, the doctor fish in folklore.
Photo: Mattia Nocciola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Facts
| Best months | JFMAMJJASOND Jun–Sep. Northern hemisphere; shift by six months south of the equator. |
|---|---|
| Feeds | Dawn and dusk |
| Water temp | 17–26 °C |
| Typical size | 25–40 cm · record about 70 cm |
| Diet | Worms, snails, larvae |
| Regions | EuropeAsia |
How conditions affect it
Moon
Not very moon-driven.
Tide
Tide matters little for this species.
Pressure
Sensitive to pressure: fish a steady or slowly falling barometer.
Catching tip. Float tackle with worms or corn near lily pads at dawn.
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