Roach/Bream Hybrid
Irish Record 3.376 kilo taken on 3.05.2013 by Jason Dingle at Monalty Lake.
Specimen 3.528lb, or 1.6 kilo
Identification
As you would expect, Roach/Bream Hybrids take on the characteristics of both parents. Normally this will result in a species that looks like a slim Bream, lighter in colour, but much more powerful, with the dogged determination of a Roach when hooked. The fins are usually dark. There are 15-20 anal ray fins and 42-54 scales along the lateral line. If you wish to claim a specimen or a record hybrid, you will need to take several scales from the fish along with clear photographs of head and fins and submit them to the Irish Specimen Fish Committee for official verification.
