Rudd/Bream hybrid

[chrisjdonovan]

Fishing locally last week and started catching what looked like a rudd/bream hybrid. It was bream shaped with bright red fins but what differentiated from a roach/bream hybrid was that it had the mouth of a Rudd.
Has anyone every come across such a species because it`s new to me???
Chris Donovan

[nordbeck]

Yeah happens all the time. Rudd, roach, bream, there are hybrids of them quite often, usually more frequent in very small enclosed body of waters.

[chrisjdonovan]

Nordbeck,
That is an accurate description of where I caught them. Thanks.
Chrisd

[bencarvosso]

They used to be common place in ireland when i was growing up and are a lovely lookin fish.
sadly rare enough now along with the true rudd as roach have taken over and diluted the gene pool.
a lot of big roach and rudd caught here are actually hybrids of the two.... some historical captures could also be hybrids, but i guess we will never truely know

[Fastliner]

I managed to catch a PB Rudd/Bream hybrid a few years ago, the hybrid weighed 3lb 5ozs, as far as i know there are no roach present in this

Particular lake i caught this Rudd/Bream hybrid from,

IMG_0138.JPG

[bencarvosso]

looks spot on

[chrisjdonovan]

I suppose the fin colour will range depending on the gene pool of the dominant species. The hybrids I caught had red fins and they were a lovely looking fish.
Thanks to all for you input.
Chrisd

[piker al]

4BC4BBE0-CDE0-4D73-A25F-8C15CFE484F4.jpeg

I had this last year,thought it was a mega roach at first,over 4lb,but then thought it was a hybrid or probably an ide?

[bencarvosso]

ide or a flamboyant chub

[Steve D]

They fight well these big hybrids, here's one I had this spring, I believe it's also Rudd/bream?
Weighed 6lb 2oz.

image.jpeg