Tench - Angling

Angling

Large tench may be found in gravel pits or deep, slow-moving waters with a clayey or silty bottom and lots of aquatic vegetation. The best methods and bait to catch tench are float fishing and legering with a swim feeder using maggots, sweetcorn, pellets, bread, and worms as hook bait and groundbait in the swimfeeder if you are not float fishing. Due to the tench being a bottom feeder, it is essential that your bait is resting on the bottom of the lake/pond/canal bed when float fishing—use a plummet to make sure your bait is resting on the bottom by an inch or two. Fish over 1 kg (2 lb) in weight are very strong fighters when caught on a rod.