Tench
Tinca tinca
- 6lakes
- 164logged catches
- 26 kg heaviest logged
Tench (Tinca Tinca) is a freshwater gamefish of the Carp family commonly found throughout Europe and Asia. It specifically tends to inhabit slow-moving lakes and rivers, preferably with clay or muddy bottom abundant vegetation and low oxygen levels. Tench look somewhat similar to Carp, and are distinguished by their plump bodies with very small scales, olive-green skin, and square-shaped tail fin. These fish usually grow in length to about 60-70 cm and weigh on average 2-3 kg, but the record fish once caught in England weighed almost 7kg. Tench are nocturnal predators, feeding mostly on plankton, insects, small crustaceans and other invertebrates.
What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches
Baits
Red Worms 
Crawfish Cut 
Bloodworms 
Leeches 
Night Crawlers 
Curd Dough Best setups by lake 6 lakes with data
Sander Baggersee Lake — 45 catches , best 3.11 kg
- Leeches Hook #1 Feeder bottom 4×
- Leeches Hook #1/0 Feeder bottom 3×
- Bloodworms Hook #1 Feeder bottom 3×
- Red Worms Hook #1/0 Feeder bottom 3×
Weeping Willow Fisheries — 36 catches , best 3.86 kg
- Bloodworms Hook #1 Feeder bottom 5×
- Leeches Hook #2/0 Feeder bottom Shore 3×
- Bloodworms Hook #1 Feeder bottom Shore 2×
- Red Worms Hook #3/0 Feeder bottom 2×
Lesni Vila Fishery — 29 catches , best 26 kg
- Crawfish Cut Hook #4 Feeder bottom 3×
- Crawfish Cut Hook #6 Float 30 m 3×
- Crawfish Cut Hook #2 Feeder bottom 3×
- Red Worms Hook #4 Float Shore 250 m 2×
Lesni Vila Fishery (reworked) — 26 catches , best 1.26 kg
- Red Worms Hook #4 Feeder bottom Shore 7×
- Red Worms Hook #8 Feeder bottom Shore 6×
- Red Worms Hook #1 Feeder bottom Shore 5×
- Red Worms Hook #6 Feeder bottom Shore 3×
Dnipro River — 20 catches , best 2.73 kg
- Crawfish Cut Hook #1 Feeder bottom Shore 3×
- Red Worms Hook #1 Feeder bottom Shore 2×
- Crawfish Cut Hook #2 Feeder bottom 2×
- Night Crawlers Hook #1/0 Feeder bottom 1×
Ghent-Terneuzen Canal (reworked) — 8 catches , best 1.17 kg
- Crawfish Cut Hook #1/0 Feeder bottom Shore 2×
- Bloodworms Hook #4 Feeder bottom Shore 2×
- Curd Dough Hook #4 Feeder bottom Shore 1×
- Crawfish Cut Hook #2 Feeder bottom Shore 1×
How to catch
How to catch a unique Tench?
When it comes to float, feeder, or bottom fishing, the best way to catch Tench would be to use Bloodworms on a size #1 hook.
Where to find it
Data compiled from fp-collective and the Fishing Planet Wiki . Snapshot taken 2026-08-20. Game content and imagery © Fishing Planet LLC.