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Perch (Perca fluviatilis)

Description: These are common in slow reaches of rivers, ponds and lakes. The feed on invertebrates whilst they are young and when they mature they feed on other fish. They are instantly recgonisable by their separate spiny dorsal fins, red pelvic and anal fins and their olive green stripes (nicknamed "Stripies"). Each female, during their spawning, usually lays up to 300,000 eggs in strands over plants. This is during April and it is common for Perch to mature in under a year.

Tip: To target the better fish use a whole lobworm.

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