Illustrations of growth

[Bradford Angler]

s'pose I am being a little lazy here . . but was looking for a presentation or publication maybe that would show the average growth rate of the more common fish over their life expectancy. yes I know Carp would be bigger than an A4 page . . but was interested in from fry to say 5 year old for Roach, Rudd, Barbel etc . .

 

with maybe a picture to scale of each size and age fish . . . ?

 

a roach at

 

1yr,

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2yr

 

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with maybe pictures instead of measurements etc

 

anyone know of anything along these lines . . ?

[Gareth.]

I have a file with illistrations for Pike growth rates. Taken from a very old copy of Infisherman magazine. I can send you a copy if like.

[Andy Macfarlane]

Any chance of sending me that too Gareth?? I'd appreciate it.

[Bradford Angler]

Okay . . hows about someone supplying the figures and see what I can knock together ? we could do it as a test for the most common fish

 

A roach must be easiest

 

anyone any idea where the data could come from . .

1st 5 years worth only and average sizes ?

 

Gareth, please can you send me a copy of the pike one . .

 

I am suprised there is nothing else out there on the net, anyone know of anything ?

[Chris Plumb]

This is from Freshwater Fishes 1973 (Hamlyn). And gives average length in cm to age in years - the name of the country is where the study was made.

 

Salmon (Denmark)

Age/Growth

1 - 14cm

2 - 20

3 - 60

4 - 80

5 - 95

 

Sea Trout (Germany)

1 - 14

2 - 44

3 - 57

4 - 68

5 - 73

 

Brown Trout (Average from several locations)

1 - 6

2 - 17

3 - 24

4 - 27

5 - 33

 

Grayling (Bohemia)

1 - 14

2 - 23

3 - 29

4 - 33

5 - 39

 

Pike (England)

Males

1 - 23

2 - 40

3 - 52

4 - 59

5 - 64

6 - 67

7 - 70

8 - 72

Females

1 - 23

2 - 40

3 - 56

4 - 65

5 - 71

6 - 77

7 - 82

8 - 85

 

Roach (Germany)

1 - 4

2 - 7

3 - 9

4 - 12

5 - 15

6 - 17

7 - 17

8 - 20

9 - 21

 

Chub (Czech)

1 - 5

2 - 9

3 - 13

4 - 16

5 - 19

6 - 21

 

Crucian (Poor environment - Bohemia)

1 - 3

2 - 4

3 - 5

4 - 5

5 - 7

6 - 8

7 - 9

8 - 11

 

Better environmnent - Russia

1 - 4

2 - 11

3 - 13

4 - 15

5 - 18

 

Carp (Europe Ave)

1 - 4-13

2 - 15-25

3 - 19-33

4 - 25-38

5 - 27-42

 

Catfish (Czech)

1 - 11-14

2 - 24-33

3 - 36-50

4 - 49-65

5 - 60-67

6 - 70-86

7 - 84-93

 

Zander (Germany)

1 - 14

2 - 25

3 - 38

4 - 48

5 - 51

6 - 57

7 - 61

 

Eel (Germany)

1 - 9

2 - 12

3 - 15

4 - 19

5 - 25

6 - 31

7 - 35

8 - 39

 

 

Chris

[Bradford Angler]

Cheers Chris . . will start to shrink and and enlarge the more common and then I am sure I will be back on where is best to post them . .

 

well I will be if it is anything like my previous attempts at adding pictures