Post by Daz on Feb 7, 2013 6:21:56 GMT
Vital Statistics:
Scientific Name: Gobio gobio
Maximum Weight: 5oz
Average Weight: 1oz-2oz
Maximum Length: 3"-4"
Life Span: 3-5yrs
Characteristics:
The gudgeon is a very short, small, lightweight but powerful fish that can easily be mixed up with a baby barbel. It very rarely reaches lengths above 4-5ins, and weights over 3oz.
They are quite easy to catch, and once you catch one you can normally catch plenty more as they are a shoaling species that roam around the bottom of rivers, canals and stillwaters in fairly substantial shoals.
Where to find :
Their preferred environment would be within a fast flowing river, these will also take up residence in lakes, canals and ponds. The Gudgeon will sniff out its meal on the bottom, it will use its two barbels to rummage among the gravel and substrate.
Feeding Habits:
The favourite morsel in a gudgeon's diet has to be the freshwater shrimp - they adore these protein-packed invertebrae, but gudgeon will seek out any organisms living within the sand or gravel bottom, from water fleas to tiny moscs - the gudgeon will eat them all.
Baits:
maggots,chopped worm
How to catch:
float fish,trotting
Scientific Name: Gobio gobio
Maximum Weight: 5oz
Average Weight: 1oz-2oz
Maximum Length: 3"-4"
Life Span: 3-5yrs
Characteristics:
The gudgeon is a very short, small, lightweight but powerful fish that can easily be mixed up with a baby barbel. It very rarely reaches lengths above 4-5ins, and weights over 3oz.
They are quite easy to catch, and once you catch one you can normally catch plenty more as they are a shoaling species that roam around the bottom of rivers, canals and stillwaters in fairly substantial shoals.
Where to find :
Their preferred environment would be within a fast flowing river, these will also take up residence in lakes, canals and ponds. The Gudgeon will sniff out its meal on the bottom, it will use its two barbels to rummage among the gravel and substrate.
Feeding Habits:
The favourite morsel in a gudgeon's diet has to be the freshwater shrimp - they adore these protein-packed invertebrae, but gudgeon will seek out any organisms living within the sand or gravel bottom, from water fleas to tiny moscs - the gudgeon will eat them all.
Baits:
maggots,chopped worm
How to catch:
float fish,trotting
