New Zealand Freshwater Fish

DSC_9346 Tench (Tinca tinca) a large female weighing 5lbs and measuring 50cm in length. Tench were introduced to New Zealand in 1867, but until recently there has been little interest in fishing for them. They live in slow-moving or still waters and are classified as ‘sports fish’ with anglers requiring a licence to legally fish for them *

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DSC_9346 Tench (Tinca tinca) a large female weighing 5lbs and measuring 50cm in length. Tench were introduced to New Zealand in 1867, but until recently there has been little interest in fishing for them. They live in slow-moving or still waters and are classified as ‘sports fish’ with anglers requiring a licence to legally fish for them *

9346 Tench tinca coarse fish head introduced game sport sports acclimatised large female