Rubbish tip urban roach

[kenj]

Another visit to my urban river for some nice roach and a surprise common.

http://www.urbanfieldsportsman.com/index.php/rubbish-tip-roach-after-a-change-of-plan/

[Andy_1984]

Cool

 

This might be same black spots as vagabond talks about here : http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/31960-black-spot-in-roach/

 

Came across it myself once or twice. It doesn't appear to cause any problems for the fish eating habits or fighting spirit.

[matt19norwich]

Nice blog,

 

And well done for removing the litter left behind by other Anglers. Always a shame to see things like that, doesnt do the image of angling any good!

 

Matt

[kenj]

Thanks Andy, that was an interesting link. Of all the roach I've had from that water it's the first I've seen with the spots. Tried to rub it off at first, as I thought it was flecks of mud from the bottom. The roach and chub there often spew mud, along with the crumb. They must scoop it up when the crumb settles. A friend has messaged to remind me that we were catching roach with black spots as kids, when we got caught poaching in a pond in Eton College. I remembered getting caught, but forgot the roach spots.

 

Matt, sadly beer cans and rubbish go hand in hand with free fishing round here. The council closed two carp lakes last year due to the litter despite litter bins at the bankside. There is always a plastic bag in a tree available to pick up the litter. Ken

[Latimeria]

http://www.fishactive.com/pdfs/Blackspot.pdf