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Not seen one like this before!

Maybe a hybrid with a koi carp, or some kind of pigment ailment is all I can imagine?

I blame Trump. Bleach!

Albino tench

The Michael Jackson of the tench world.

Dave Burr wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 9:15 am The Michael Jackson of the tench world.

l Bame it on the Boogie . Is it Black or White?
Probably a variation on the ornamental golden tench variety . A bit spooky!

As above - Golden tench with faulty pigment = little colouring - ?

I've not seen one quite like that before! Certainly the appearance of touch of albinism and a cross of golden, look at the eye and tail colorations, whatever it's genes it seems to have prospered. I have to say I'm not a fan of stocking ornamentals into angling waters but I know others may disagree.

Yes, Golden Tench do have these strange black markings on parts of their bodies & fins.

What is an artificial - a non-native? Carp (excluding Crucian), Orfe, Grass carp, Sturgeon species - - goldfish - ? Some are fun to catch - some it can get boring - some can do irreparable damage - Motherless Minnows!

I can't even come close to one like this, but I did once catch a tench (not golden tench) that was every bit as yellow as Homer Simpson.