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I'm afraid my misspent youth did not include fish identification, and I can't match this to the relatively few charts on the web (anyone knew of a good resource).
Looking for all intents and purposes like a nuclear submarine - complete with conning tower. On the 'orphaned' stretch of Swindon canal.
It look like it's got the small fin between the dorsal fin and the tail called the adipose fin and is only found on game fish - trout, salmon and grayling in this country.
I've seen big trout in the Grand Union canal where I live. They're probably escapes from hatcheries.
Nah, its definitely a carp, as it has the wrong shaped tail for a trout or a tench. It looks as though the dorsal fin has suffered a bit a damage either by a pike or heron as the fin normally runs the entire length of the back from the midway point to the tail
Well with the choice of carp, trout or tench, all offerred in a handful of minutes I don't feel quite so upset by my ignorance.
Must admit Carp was my first guess, but it looks a bit to thin in the body (OK water distorts) and I wasn't totally happy with either the fin or the tail (which seems almost to well defined).
Still would like to find some 'in-water' pics to compare it with. Somehow fish don't look the same draped over an anglers arms - or on the plate.
As a fisherman of more years than I care to remember, it is defiantly a carp. Looks like a linear mirror, look at the single row of scales along its flank.
As a fisherman of more years than I care to remember, it is defiantly a carp. Looks like a linear mirror, look at the single row of scales along its flank.
'Linear Mirror' !.
I think I'd still be happier with it being an experimental spy submarine - you should have seen its conning tower (dorsal fin) cutting through the water.
Also it may be a Mirror Carp as you can see some fairly large sacles on it back like this:
Now, that's what I call a carp. Any idea how much it weighed? What's the story behind this one, was you involved in it's capture or was you just there at the right moment. How long did it take to land?
I'd love to know, Stu.
John
John
"A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau
Now, that's what I call a carp. Any idea how much it weighed? What's the story behind this one, was you involved in it's capture or was you just there at the right moment. How long did it take to land?
I'd love to know, Stu.
John
John, sorry it's not me with the fish just some random image I stole from the internet to show what a Mirror Carp looks like. I do occasionally do a bit of fishing though, but not for carp
I think I'd still be happier with it being an experimental spy submarine - you should have seen its conning tower (dorsal fin) cutting through the water.
Well, unless it grows legs it is not going to get away, that length of canal doesn't go anywhere. Anyway - I'm happier to see it in its proper environment.
Well, it was a fish so 'Oh - about that big' (arms stretch out sufficient to encompass one of Beryl Cooks women) 'at least'.
I'd guess around 2 feet, certainly unusual in what is 'the shallow end' of the canal.
Looking for all intents and purposes like a nuclear submarine
I can honestly say my first thoughts were exactly that
Unless it's cooked on a plate, I have no interest. However I do appreciate the photographic aspect of the catch and find it very interesting how many knowledgeable folk we have on this forum. No matter what one posts, someone comes up with the answer.
Which is after all what makes this site so interesting, you never know what will be discussed next.
Graham
Last edited by Graham_of_Rainham; 6 June 2008, 01:32 PM.
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