Ok Then What is this?

[dant]

Interesting one this. It was posted on another forum as part of an ID thread and incited several comments.

 

Caught from the River Ribble a while back weighing, I think 2lb 13oz. Not by me I might add...

 

I thought I knew straight away what it was but was apparently wrong. I'm still not totally 100% convinced, although the back story seems fair enough...

 

Over to you...

Edited June 14, 2012 by dant

[AddictedToScopex]

I would have to say an Ide. Never had one out of the ribble myself though. Maybe I should inspect the chub more closely as I catch countless smaller ones.

Edited June 14, 2012 by AddictedToScopex

[the_big_carp]

ide dont have orange/red eyes do they, every one ive caught had normal eyes.

it could be a hybrid chub+roach

Edited June 14, 2012 by the_big_carp

[robtherake]

Roach/chub hybrid? Can they hybridise?

[AddictedToScopex]

I guess it could also be a roach/chub hybrid but pretty much impossible to prove now.

 

Roach/chub hybrid? Can they hybridise?

I believe so but it is said to be more rare in a river.

[Anderoo]

Initial thought was chub/roach hybrid.

[the_big_carp]

i think they can, as one was caught at hopton waters in huddersfield i think

 

[wunwetfoot]

My immediate thought was the same as the other guys. Roach/Chub hybrid (not that I've ever seen one!)

I've just had a peek at The Complete Book of the Roach by Dr. Mark Everard, which confirms that they do hybridise with Chub as well as Bleak!

[RUDD]

Its either a choach or a rhub!

[Phone]

dant,

 

Just a guess based mostly on the weight. At nearly three pounds I'd say "common carp" and a "traveling man"

 

Phone