Please add Vimba, Vimba vimba

Submitted by Hengelaar on Sat, 08/26/2017 - 18:05
Common Name: 
Vimba
Scientific Name: 
Vimba vimba
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Comments: 
Ohboyohboyohboy!!! Been wanting one of these for years. And got a biggun for my lifer, too!

Species Assigned:

  • Vimba
Adult Size : 
Standard

Region Caught:

  • Europe and Scandinavia
Closed Without Identification: 
No

Comments

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Mike B

Sun, 08/27/2017 - 08:53

Incredibly looking fish Dutchman. Never heard of it which makes it all the more cooler.

mike b

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Dr Flathead

Sun, 08/27/2017 - 19:34

Looks like a whitefish family relative.  Sweet catch man.  Never heard of it either.

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Hengelaar

Mon, 08/28/2017 - 07:23

Really only the shape/outline is a bit whitefish-like (minus adipose, of course). It's a Cyprinid, so they're not related. Very different fish. And I'm happy to tell you they don't smell like whitefish, either!

 

Tellyawhat is extra cool: of all the pics I've seen of dudes catching em in this country, none of em were close to this size! I got extra lucky there!

 

Actually, you have heard of em before, man. Cos I remember telling ya about em, and how I really wanted to catch one, but that there wasn't much chance. That was quite  few years ago, though, and their numbers have steadily been increasing. Cool stuff. It's one of those eastern species, that slowly made their way west, down the River Rhine, after the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal opened. The Asp is another one of those.

Fishn sure is neat

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Mike B

Tue, 08/29/2017 - 21:07

Haha, whitefish smell BAAAAAAD. Congrats again man.

mike b

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philaroman

Wed, 08/30/2017 - 08:19

smoked whitefish smells DELICIOUS  :) :) :)  BTW, Russian delies pass off cold-smoked whitefish as vimba -- smells & tastes better than the few petrified real vimba that actually make it over to N. America

P.E.T.A. sucks!!!  Plants are living things, too -- they're just easier to catch!

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andy

Sun, 08/27/2017 - 22:28

Vimba vimba, i like that. What a unique fish, both in appearance and naming! Congrats.
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Hengelaar

Mon, 08/28/2017 - 07:10

Those are my favorite names! The double-ups.

Vimba vimba

Tinca tinca

Lota lota

Aspius aspius

Barbus barbus

Carassius carassius

Catostomus catostomus

Etcetera etcetera

 

What category you think it should go in? It's a Cyprinid, but doesn't have barbels. You think minnows and allies? Eh, wherever ya wanna put it is cool. I'm just thrilled I caught it!

Fishn sure is neat

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SomewhereDownstream

Mon, 08/28/2017 - 15:18

That thing is epic looking.

SomewhereDownstream

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Goldenfishberg

Mon, 08/28/2017 - 17:21

ANNND the NEAT AWARD of the day goes to.....!!!!!!

Ya just Can't catch um from the couch.

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Dr Flathead

Mon, 08/28/2017 - 19:49

Oh yeah, now I remember you talking about this fish and how you wanted one.  I think we were talking about what was left for possible lifers in your area.  Cut that things head off and its a deep bodied cisco.  Cool looking fish!

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the pyromaniac

Tue, 08/29/2017 - 05:33

About 5 years ago you predicted on here that you'd probably never get this fish.  Congrats for getting the monkey off your back!

 

 

 

Let there be fire!

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IsaacsFishingCorner

Thu, 08/31/2017 - 17:56

That thing is so cool looking! Awesome catch