I used to have a weather loach as a pet. Once it jumped out of the tank and wriggled under my bed. I had to move the bed to retrieve it. It was ok but had a cigarette paper stuck along it. Much bigger than the loach mentioned here but otherwise similar and also famed for it's weather predicting abilities.
The weather loach I used to have, jumped out found it a few hours later dried up covered in dust, got some tap water quick and cleaned it and dropped it back in the tank, it's find rot away then grew back and it's body was fine 😂
bullhead would make an honorable mention and are one of the easiest fish to catch. just slowly lift an old brick or stone from a fast flowing river or stream and slowly lower your hand into the water before quickly grabbing the bullhead. cant say the same about stone loaches
Happy days, remember catching Minnows, Stone Loach & Bullheads as a kid with a net in the local beck with occasional bonus Gudgeon. When you're little they all appear HUGE !!!
I'm creating a small pond in my back yard, and I definitely want sticklebacks in it. No non native fish though, because it's a very small pond, and if the population gets too big I want to decant the surplus into a nearby stream.
Gudgeon can grow to 21cm. Three spines sticklebacks, Stone moroko, ruffe, Sunbleak European bullhead, common bleak and brook lamphrey are all smaller than that.
Before our river was polluted some years ago. There are now. No Sticklebacks, and no Native Crayfish. When there were, millions of them before. We also have Bullheads and Stoneloach. And every year after spawning. Thousands of Adult Minnows float down stream either Dead or dying. There Is a huge lake at the top. And It Is black with Gudgeon. There Is a small stream they go Into to spawn though. Great Pike bait during the Winter.
I fish the Suffolk stour and the gudgeon have reduced in big numbers, but we have lost barbel, Zander and a lot of other species, partly due to several pairs of otters being introduced into a water system that has never had them, then the over load of non native crayfish ( the ea seem to think there are native ones here, er nope ) and the occasional mess up with pollution comindown stream from sewage treatment works and haverhill, the river is a shadow of its former self, it's been left in a bad state, trees down, heavy bank to bank water bamboo growth, no work has been done on the haverhill to Sudbury section for a big number of years, which is surprising as they use the stour to pump from the Ouse through to various reservoirs, seems that the environment agency are not really concerned with the waterways around this area
@chasingscales definitely one of my favourite fish, on a hard day you can always count on gudgeon to save a blank and for a tiny fish when the tip whips round i always think theres a much bigger fish biting. Mighty gudgeon
A few years ago I caught an enormous stickleback on rod and line, while fishing for roach. I purchased some micro scales shortly after, but have never come across any similar, sadly.
I fished a match on a flooded river and caught tiny bull heads stickle backs and minnows ,from a little stream coming into the main river and they wouldn't let me weigh them in as according to the organisers they weren't proper fish ,,😮
It's not a list of the smallest fish in Britain. Stone loach and bullhead should be there in place of bitterling, a none native species, and gudgeon that can often grow to over 6 inches.
There’s no way the British record of a minnow is 13g I’ve csught minnows of over 4 inches…they actually get a decent size, tricked me thinking I had a small trout a few times haha
Watch your step including evilest Pike, Perch & Trout. Kind the little fish including Stone, Loach five stickleback, three stickleback, Roach, Rudd & save the whales.
Stone Loach, Bullhead, Three Spined Stickleback, Ruffe..... all smaller than Gudgeon.
You beat me to it. Stone Loach and Bullhead really should be there. Bitterling and Gudgeon are too big.
Not sure about ruffe. its seems that maximum lenght for Ruffe is 25cm but only 21 for Gudgeon. -But I never see none of them reaching 20cm.
Ruff can grow to 6 inches or more about the size of a decent gudgeon.
we have a fish here in Cheshire called the Bleak, tiny roach like fish, looks just like the saltwater whitebait you eat
@@coastlinesailingcruisingan3991 Not confined to Cheshire. It's pretty common throughout lowland England. It's not smaller than a gudgeon however.
I used to have a weather loach as a pet. Once it jumped out of the tank and wriggled under my bed. I had to move the bed to retrieve it. It was ok but had a cigarette paper stuck along it. Much bigger than the loach mentioned here but otherwise similar and also famed for it's weather predicting abilities.
😂😂
The weather loach I used to have, jumped out found it a few hours later dried up covered in dust, got some tap water quick and cleaned it and dropped it back in the tank, it's find rot away then grew back and it's body was fine 😂
Had a stone loach that did the same 3 days it was gone I couldn't work out were it went till I saw it on the floor covered in fluff !!
bullhead would make an honorable mention and are one of the easiest fish to catch. just slowly lift an old brick or stone from a fast flowing river or stream and slowly lower your hand into the water before quickly grabbing the bullhead. cant say the same about stone loaches
Watch the amazing fish world of Sri Lanka th-cam.com/video/h7HRbBJ1JlM/w-d-xo.html
Happy days, remember catching Minnows, Stone Loach & Bullheads as a kid with a net in the local beck with occasional bonus Gudgeon. When you're little they all appear HUGE !!!
They used to be all over my local stream in scotland now there all gone wildlife in our rivers is massively in decline
King fishers, Heron, mink and otters have increased dramatically. conservation of one species can have adverse affects on others.
I'm creating a small pond in my back yard, and I definitely want sticklebacks in it. No non native fish though, because it's a very small pond, and if the population gets too big I want to decant the surplus into a nearby stream.
Gudgeon can grow to 21cm.
Three spines sticklebacks, Stone moroko, ruffe, Sunbleak European bullhead, common bleak and brook lamphrey are all smaller than that.
The loach is a target fish for LRF micro angles using tiny Japanese hooks very popular tick off fish
The Bleak, Also 3 spined stickleback, Bulhead / millers thumb. stone loach. all smaller then the Gudgeon.
Brilliant footage and very informative 👏 👍🏾
Before our river was polluted some years ago. There are now. No Sticklebacks, and no Native Crayfish. When there were, millions of them before. We also have Bullheads and Stoneloach. And every year after spawning. Thousands of Adult Minnows float down stream either Dead or dying. There Is a huge lake at the top. And It Is black with Gudgeon. There Is a small stream they go Into to spawn though. Great Pike bait during the Winter.
Thanks for your videos jack! Enjoyed your podcast immensely too.
much appreciated
I fish the Suffolk stour and the gudgeon have reduced in big numbers, but we have lost barbel, Zander and a lot of other species, partly due to several pairs of otters being introduced into a water system that has never had them, then the over load of non native crayfish ( the ea seem to think there are native ones here, er nope ) and the occasional mess up with pollution comindown stream from sewage treatment works and haverhill, the river is a shadow of its former self, it's been left in a bad state, trees down, heavy bank to bank water bamboo growth, no work has been done on the haverhill to Sudbury section for a big number of years, which is surprising as they use the stour to pump from the Ouse through to various reservoirs, seems that the environment agency are not really concerned with the waterways around this area
Watch the amazing fish world of Sri Lanka th-cam.com/video/h7HRbBJ1JlM/w-d-xo.html
Same everywhere unfortunately 😔
@chasingscales definitely one of my favourite fish, on a hard day you can always count on gudgeon to save a blank and for a tiny fish when the tip whips round i always think theres a much bigger fish biting. Mighty gudgeon
Sticklebacks and red butchers were always in our local pond as kids
A few years ago I caught an enormous stickleback on rod and line, while fishing for roach. I purchased some micro scales shortly after, but have never come across any similar, sadly.
I've come across the same thing twice, the thing is they were both gold in colour and appeared to be female. But there are no record of them.
I have a question , are loaches found in irish rivers
I fished a match on a flooded river and caught tiny bull heads stickle backs and minnows ,from a little stream coming into the main river and they wouldn't let me weigh them in as according to the organisers they weren't proper fish ,,😮
What about the stone loach and Bullhead ? Was it a size thing ?
2:52 You clearly haven't seen the size of fishes I catch.
Not to get confused with the weather loach - it’s them that breath in air and the spined loach needs high oxygen
they both do far as I know
Very interesting!
Gudgeon can go to 4 oz
It's not a list of the smallest fish in Britain. Stone loach and bullhead should be there in place of bitterling, a none native species, and gudgeon that can often grow to over 6 inches.
There’s no way the British record of a minnow is 13g I’ve csught minnows of over 4 inches…they actually get a decent size, tricked me thinking I had a small trout a few times haha
Watch your step including evilest Pike, Perch & Trout.
Kind the little fish including Stone, Loach five stickleback, three stickleback, Roach, Rudd & save the whales.
Pinky finger? Are you an American?
Bitterling and Gudgeon too big.
Stone Loach and Bullhead should be on the list.
Those sticker back have white spot
good one