Fishiest Fish

terry m · Nov 5, 2013

We all have a view on what is our favourite fish species for whatever reason, but what do you think is the fishiest fish?

By that I mean the fish that most closely fits your mental stereotype of what a true fish looks like?

I thought about roach and rudd, but for me it is the barbell.

symonh2000 · Nov 5, 2013

The Brown Trout. It's proportions are just right.

They are not my favorite fish though.

Titus · Nov 5, 2013

If you ask a kid to draw a fish they will draw something which looks like a chub so for me the chub has it.

Derek Gibson · Nov 6, 2013

The perch just has to be a contender , the dorsal fin, the stipes. Without doubt the most easily recognisable and fishiest of fish.

binka · Nov 6, 2013

I think i'm going for a roach on this one, for me anyway.

Peter Jacobs · Nov 6, 2013

To my mind it would have to be the Roach.

It was the first fish I ever caught in a local pond on the common.

It may have only been a stunted little 4 inch specimen but that one fish started my out on the next 50 odd years of fishing . . . . . . .

At ths time of the year in particular I try to get out and catch as many as I can.

tiinker · Nov 6, 2013

For me it is the tench .

maverick 7 · Nov 6, 2013

Chub for me too......it has all the classical lines of what people portray as a fish.......especially the ones that don't go fishing....

Maverick

barbelboi · Nov 6, 2013

Another for the roach.........

jacksharp · Nov 6, 2013

Mackerel, they look fishy, smell fishy and taste great!

dorsetandchub · Nov 6, 2013

Wanted to say tench but has to be the roach. Crucian carp should be mentioned in despatches too - and the humble gudgeon.

Oh, what the hell - I love them all.

terry m · Nov 6, 2013

I think roach is a very good shout. For me - and it is a personal thing - the stereotypical fish shape has pointed fins, so that would definitely rule out tench and crucians etc.

dorsetandchub · Nov 6, 2013

Terry,

Like you say, personal thing but I love the paddles on a tench and the crucian is just sheer beauty, a little bar of gold - but I do agree the roach, especially the one in the pic, is absolutely stunning.

Phil.

stillwater blue · Nov 6, 2013

Titus said:
If you ask a kid to draw a fish they will draw something which looks like a chub so for me the chub has it.

I think the chub is the most quintessential of all fish.

Having been a lad, if I had been asked to draw a fish I would have drawn a shark. Perhaps I should be saying shark?

flightliner · Nov 6, 2013

Roach for me.

slaphead · Nov 6, 2013

Rainbow trout for me.

But if I was in Greece it would have to be perfectly cooked swordfish with a garlic and lemon dressing.

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