| #1  06-23-2009, 11:05 AM | ||||
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| The fighting sticklebacks of the Sussex wetlands.Part 2 The three-spined (see report for the 2007 Species Hunt) was hard enough to locate, but the ten-spined was fiendish! 10-spined live in similar country to the 3-spined, but prefer a slightly different habitat. Whereas the 3-spined will tolerate quite shallow water, the 10-spined likes slightly deeper water, especially if Norfolk reeds grow in the water. One reason is that the 10-spined rarely builds its nest on the bottom, but attaches it to reed stems about a foot up. So it prefers a total depth of about three feet. All this I have had to glean over the years - the usual field guides are not a lot of help. At long last I found some, and catching one did not take long. Here he is, with a size 24 hook used in the capture.  Should he go in the 2010 species list (along with charr and bitterling) ? Stone and spined loach too ! Catching these tiddlers is easy once they are located, but locating them in the first place will test your naturalist's skills to the utmost. __________________ RNLI Governor Nothing matters very much, few things matter at all - Plato ...only things like fresh bait and cold beer - Vagabond     |
| #2 06-23-2009, 01:15 PM | ||||
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| Re: The fighting sticklebacks of the Sussex wetlands.Part 2 well done there glad you found the quarry at last  dave __________________ www.exmouthsaa.co.uk 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day simples You won't know unless you go :D...and if you do go!! please let us know :D as thats how the forum thrives |
| #3 06-23-2009, 01:27 PM | ||||
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| Re: The fighting sticklebacks of the Sussex wetlands.Part 2 wow how do you even begin to locate these fish i had a bullhead once and dint even know it until i reeled in to check my bait it was just dangling off my maggot it were only an inch long if that,how do you go about catching one |
| #4 06-23-2009, 02:58 PM | ||||
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| Re: The fighting sticklebacks of the Sussex wetlands.Part 2 Now I'm impressed, I have never seen one of them before...can't say it's the prettiest fish I've seen but it must have taken some knowledge to find a little blighter like that, well done Dave  __________________ There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind." - Washington Irving |
| #5 06-23-2009, 04:42 PM | ||||
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| Re: The fighting sticklebacks of the Sussex wetlands.Part 2 Cracking 10 spinner mate well done __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
| #6 06-23-2009, 08:44 PM | ||||
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| Re: The fighting sticklebacks of the Sussex wetlands.Part 2 Well done, I'm not sure i have ever saw one of them before  are they rarer than the 3-spined?BW __________________ Blackwater Tackle Supplies Keep Ulster's Waters Healthy, Practice Catch and Release! |
| #7 06-24-2009, 04:44 AM | ||||
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| Re: The fighting sticklebacks of the Sussex wetlands.Part 2 Quote:
Lest you think I only fish for sticklebacks, here is a picture of my previous target fish.  __________________ RNLI Governor Nothing matters very much, few things matter at all - Plato ...only things like fresh bait and cold beer - Vagabond |
| #8 06-24-2009, 06:42 AM | ||||
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| Re: The fighting sticklebacks of the Sussex wetlands.Part 2 wow, thats a Fish __________________ Born to fish made to work |
