Here you will find information on the fish we have to offer at Felton Fence.
Please Note: Fishing is catch and release only (keepnets allowed)

Carp Cyprinus carpius

Carp is without a doubt the most popular course fish of all, they grow larger than any other coarse fish in Britain, excluding the rare catfish. They'll eat virtually anything if they are hungry.

• IDENTIFICATION: Long dorsal fin, two long barbules at corners of mouth.
• LIFESPAN: Can live over 40 years.
• WEIGHT: Up to 20lb (2001)
• BEST BAIT: Bread, worms, boilies, corn

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Tench Tinca tinca

The Tench is a sturdily built fish with small scales embedded in it's olive green body. A feeding tench will often release a stream of tiny bubble which can be seen on the surface

• IDENTIFICATION: Small eyes, olive green skin, two long barbules at corners of mouth.
• LIFESPAN: 12 to 15 years.
• WEIGHT: Up to 12lb
• BEST BAIT: Red-worms, red-maggots, kidney beans

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Roach Rutilus rutilus

The Roach fish is one of our smaller fish and is very common in most of our ponds.

• IDENTIFICATION: elongated tailfin with silver scales
• WEIGHT: Up to 4lb
• BEST BAIT: Worms, maggots, sweetcorn

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Bream Abramis brama

The common bream is well known for its strikingly deep body with highly compressed side and a distictive mouth.

• IDENTIFICATION: dark back with a green tinge, white belly
• WEIGHT: Up to 15lb
• BEST BAIT: Worms, maggots, castors and bread.
• LIFESPAN: 20 to 25 years.

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Gudgeon Gobio gobio

Gudgeon are small, thin fish which often shoal and usually remain on the bottom.

• IDENTIFICATION: barbules on either side of the mouth, up to a dozen dark spots running on either side.
• SIZE: 10-12cm long
• BEST BAIT: Worms, maggots.

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Perch Perca fluviatilis

Perch are handsome fish that are easily recgonisable. They are also very aggressive and hungry fish.

• IDENTIFICATION: two olive coloured dorsal fins, bigger perch are more humped back
• WEIGHT: Up to 4lb
• BEST BAIT: Worms, maggots, lobworm.
• LIFESPAN: up to 10 years.

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Rudd Scardinius erythropthalmus

Felton Fence is home to both Rudd and Golden Rudd

• IDENTIFICATION: Silvery or white bodies when young, red fins when matured.
• WEIGHT: Up to 3lb
• BEST BAIT: Worms, cereals, seeds.
• LIFESPAN: up to 10 years.

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