Dace?

[Dave H]

I fished for these guys when i was 8 and grew fond of them. My dream was a 1lb. I never here much about them. Are there any good Dace caught this season...Great little fish!

[Worms]

One of my all time favourites...had loads at 14oz, just can't better it...next season!

 

On the Teme by the way, still loads of 'em despite the cormorants and otters!

[jimmyh]

The river wear and tees hold some big dace. There are occasions where you can find a shoal of dace in winter on the lower tees (where they migrate as the weather turns) that have a good head of 8 to 12 oz fish. The wear needs no introduction as a dace Mecca, having produced British records. I understand the shoals are still there, though the bags are decreasing.

[Rusty]

_{Lots in some stretches of the Kennet and I've caught what I thought at the time were some quite good ones but never weighed any. How many ounces do you think this one weighs?}

 

[Anderoo]

I would guess 8-10oz rusty - my biggest dace is 10oz and looked around that size. Wonderful fish, I really should go back and fish for the ones me and rich found a few years ago. Lots of them up to 10oz, maybe there are bigger ones there...

[lutra]

_{Lots in some stretches of the Kennet and I've caught what I thought at the time were some quite good ones but never weighed any. How many ounces do you think this one weighs?}

 

Looks thin Rusty, isn't it an eel?

[Dave H]

_{Lots in some stretches of the Kennet and I've caught what I thought at the time were some quite good ones but never weighed any. How many ounces do you think this one weighs?}

 

What a beauty. They are like a little bar of silver...Perfect...

[matt19norwich]

I caught this one from Horstead Mill in Norfolk a few weeks ago, unfortunately my scales are rubbish (I have new digi ones now) and it didnt weight it properly but it was easily getting on for a 1lb. Was bigger than all the roach I caught that day!! Still my best Speci fish Ive caught this season.

 

 

[jimmyh]

Heres one of 8oz from the Tees...

 

[Chris Plumb]

My best this season is 14oz. Have caught 7, 'pounders' in my angling life - biggest was 1lb 2oz on a day when I had 2 others over 1lb (and a PB Roach of 2-11 to boot!). A pound dace is a foot long - and a very special fish...

 

 

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