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3:1 Fish

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Posted by jack chapman on April 13, 2009 at 3:12 PM
3:1 Fish
not sure what kind (dace???), whole bunch of these were attempting to jump up a manmade waterfall but they weren't coming anywhere near

40D + 150mm sigma
1/800 @ F8
ISO 640
CROPPED of sides to panoramic
Posted by Edwin kats on April 13, 2009 at 3:20 PM
:toast: Really really nice. The comp works a treat.

Edwin Kats
Posted by John Robinson on April 13, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Interesting shot Jack.
Certainly looks "dacey"
What size were they ?
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Danielle Nichol on April 13, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Looks like an IDE, orange fins blue grey top silver side, they hang around in shoals too, dace don't have the orange fins, roach do but are a rounder fish.

Think I might have gropped some more water off the top and bottom, but a good action shot.

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edit; link for ide http://www.hamiltonsweb.co.uk/The%20IDE%20or%20ORFE.htm
Posted by eric weight on April 14, 2009 at 1:07 AM
Pretty sure that's a roach, Jack. If it is in the uk, it is unlikely to be an ide unless it is an ornamental pool. On the continent, they could well be ide. Failing that I'd say chub. They are leaner than roach and can still have the red fins although their tails are black rather than orange as in this shot. Dace tend to have pale fins and don't grow much over a pound ever and are usually 10 oz or less. I have seen dace and even minnows do this before on the lower thames so I don't see why roach shouldn't do it. I would say that the activity is probably related to spawning, probably cleaning off in the well oxygenated water afterwards as they spawn in willow roots and the like in steadier water than this. Nice capture and crop with even the eye showing, which also suggests roach by the way.
:toast: eric
Posted by Tom Smit on April 14, 2009 at 1:28 AM
This is something different. There are not much fishes around here, but this is also something special I think. Nice shot.
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Posted by Lee Newman on April 14, 2009 at 4:41 AM
Well caught action Jack, looks like a Roach to me.

Lee
Posted by jack chapman on April 14, 2009 at 5:16 AM
thanks for the comments all,

John i'd say they were all between 3 and 6 inches long,

thanks for the help in iding all i'm afraid it has made me even more confused than before but i guess i'll go with roach then with two votes
Posted by Mark Davies on April 15, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Concur with roach( Rutilus rutilus), head ,eye,fins ( colour) and dorsal position suggest it is .A chub has greyer fins and a gold eye. Rudd I doubt which has not been mentioned as these have redder fins.The roach spawn mid may on and these were, as many freshwater species, returning to spawning grounds . I wager the waterfall has been introduced in the last 12 months more detail here http://www.fishing.co.uk/species_display.php3?id=12. Great capture .
Posted by Justin on April 15, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Nearly missed this one Jack.
I like it and the panoramic crop works great.
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