The tench prefers still or gently flowing waters.
Diet frequently consisting of insect larvae, snails, and worms.
It grows quickly, the female faster then the male,
Tench tend to live in small shoals.
Spawning takes place from May to July.
If the water temperature drops below about 5o C the tench withdraw to deep holes and bury in the mud. The barbel are very slim and streamlined making them well suited to fast flowing rivers but they have been introduced into some stillwaters in the last few years.
Barbel being a member of the carp family feed mainly on the bottom.
Their natural foods are insect larvae and crustaceans, freshwater mussels and shrimps.
Barbel spawn between May and July.
The barbel has got to be one of the hardest fighting fish you will ever catch. Chub preferr running water, especially steady-flowing rivers. You will usually find chub where there is an over hanging tree
They eat fish, insects and weed.
Chub usually spawn between April and June.
As they grow they remain in shoals.
Very large Chub become solitary. The common bream is distributed throughout almost the whole of Europe
It is a typical fish for the lower reaches of larger rivers, reservoirs, pools, ponds and lakes. It keeps to deeper, open water, swimming to the bank at night or early in the evening in search of food.
Bream spawn in April to June.
The common bream ranks among the large fish species, growth of an individual depends on the abundance of the population, as well as on the abundance of other fish species competing for food. The pike is the largest of all the predatory fish found in the UK. It's camouflage, coloring, eyesight and body shape make the pike a very successful hunter.
Pike tend to hide in weeds waiting for their prey to come to them rather than chase it.
They have a very efficient sense of smell. The favorite food of the pike is fish. Small mammals and water fowl can also be eaten by pike.
Spawning takes place around March and April.
Little feeding takes place during the summer months when the pike are less active due to the higher water temperatures.
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