THE TENCH 



(Tinea vulgaris] 



TENCH are not so widely distributed as the perch, but they are 

 found in many lochs. In Scotland they are difficult to catch and are 

 not often seen. They prefer weedy lochs to more open water. 

 Those that are swept from the lochs into our quick-running rivers 

 soon disappear. In no river that I know of in Scotland have they 

 established themselves. It is said that pike will not eat them. 



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