Galleries

This photo by William Wyatt of one of his Swedish crucians, is particularly
interesting. The light shows off the "extra" high section of the body very well.
If you trace the line at the base of the illuminated top "hamper" you can see the
shape of a typical low-backed crucian.

4lb 2oz Marsh Farm Crucian

A small pond crucian

One big, one small

A crucian in hand is worth two in the water

One from The Victorian Lakes

A Todber Manor Fishery crucian

A Swedish giant at 6lbs 6oz

Another view of the 6lbs 6oz Swedish giant

Another Swedish beauty

Yet another Swedish Beauty

You need to be deep bodied to avoid Swedish pike...

Nothing like as deep but DNA confirmed as a true crucian

Nothing like as deep as the previous fish but DNA confirmed as a true crucian

Another true crucian from one of my ponds

A 1lb 6oz Crucian from The Victorian Lakes

This picture and the next show the two forms of the crucian depending on
environment, as shown in The History of Scandinavian Fishes c.1900.

The deep bodied form, as shown in The History of Scandinavian Fishes c.1900

This great picture was donated by Jeff Hatt of ''The Idler's Quest''

This great picture was donated by Jeff Hatt. Follow
Jeff's fishing exploits at the The Idler's Quest [http://idlersquest.blogspot.com/].

A nice, high-backed 1½lbs specimen from John Hinkley

Thanks to Simon Baddeley for allowing the use of this picture. This lovely object
was gifted some 25 years ago to Simon's stepfather, Jack Hargreaves - an all-round
angler who made the 'Out of Town' television programs. A carved fish to cherish,
though the lateral line scale count is a little short of what it should be! (33)