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Post by solehunter on Nov 20, 2007 22:10:51 GMT
Common Name(s):
Twaite Shad
Scientific Name:
Alosa fallax
Usual Size:
UK Record Weights from rod/line:
Shore:
Boat:
MAFF Minimum Size: Shore: Boat:
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Post by AdamG on Apr 17, 2009 11:50:37 GMT
ooh i had a twaite shad. 12oz a few years ago up ryde pier  |
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Post by basskingfifteen on Apr 17, 2009 14:34:24 GMT
are all the shads caught up the pier twaite ? is the allis the rare one, protected etc?
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Post by greysfanboy on Apr 17, 2009 15:22:20 GMT
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Post by basskingfifteen on Apr 17, 2009 21:18:44 GMT
yes hada look m8, we get quite a few up the pier on feathers or float fishing,but wudnt hava clue wot ones they are :confused:
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Post by AdamG on Apr 17, 2009 23:01:20 GMT
yes hada look m8, we get quite a few up the pier on feathers or float fishing,but wudnt hava clue wot ones they are  i think its the twaites they have a line of black dots along the lateral line and theres something different about their jaw i believe. not too sure about that one though. my one did have the black dots till aload of scales came off and the dots came of with them |
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Post by freeliner on Sept 1, 2010 11:09:15 GMT
I've had a soft spot for these since winning a junior competition with one many many moons ago.
The spots aren't a reliable guide in my experience - even on Twaite Shad they vary wildly in number - and aren't always there. The key id point is the number of gill rakers - like a very fine toothcomb on Allis, less of them and gaps visible between them on Twaite Shad.
As both species must be returned now* (and they're pretty delicate fish), I'd advise checking this - and then only on a larger one - by very gently lifting a gill cover.
Note - an internet link I've seen seems to suggest that if they're large enough the gill rakers are visible through the mouth.
*mentioned in the same order from this year *(2010) that prohibits taking eels.
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