Your Best Bag Of Roach

[The Flying Tench]

Just to cheer up the winter gloom, tell us your best bag. Was it lake or river?

[Guest josh]

only 10lb or so. when fishing for rudd.

[Steve Walker]

I've caught bigger roach, and I've caught much bigger bags of smaller roach, but this bag sticks in my memory as a really good day. All caught on quivertipped breadflake (even the brownies) from a very small river.

 

Edited December 15, 2005 by Steve Walker

[Steve Burke]

My "best" bag of roach wasn't my biggest bag, neither did it contain my PB or even a specimen.

 

It came on a winter afternoon on the Kentish Beult when it was so cold I didn't have the will to even get my flask from the rucksack beside me. I didn't know it at the time of course, but I was suffering from the first sign of exposure due to inadequate clothing (it was many years ago). I was woken from my trance by the float dipping, otherwise I might have stayed frozen to the bank. The fish turned out to be a roach of a pound and a quarter, and in the now fast-fading light I added 11 more of a similar size, thus taking the bag up to 15lbs or so.

 

A memorable catch - and a memorable lesson learned!

[Guest rabbit]

Hi John

Still hankering after the roach I see I have it on good authority the winter roach fishing is 'fintastic mate' on the Middle Severn at Ironbridge I am going to give it a go after Christmas. Apparently there is a good B&B nearby??

[Mc Fudge]

On my first ever Roach session I had a 65lb bag in 4 hours including 7 over 1.5lbs with one at 2lb 2oz the biggest. Ive fished plenty of times since for them but never came close to the result I had on my first day. The 2lb 2oz is still my PB Roach too.

[peter mccue]

Just to cheer up the winter gloom, tell us your best bag. Was it lake or river?

 

My best bag was a 70lb bag from the river Scariff in Ireland, fish averaging between 10oz & 1.5lb.

 

It came in a morning session & by the end of it I was catching on 4lb straight through to a size 12 & two maggots!!!

 

By the end I was sick to death of catching them. Still love Roach but I never want to repeat it.

 

Actually I'm not sure whether that should be classed as my best or worst bag.

[The Flying Tench]

On my first ever Roach session I had a 65lb bag in 4 hours including 7 over 1.5lbs with one at 2lb 2oz the biggest. Ive fished plenty of times since for them but never came close to the result I had on my first day. The 2lb 2oz is still my PB Roach too.

 

A great session! Could you tell us a bit more? How long ago? In the UK? River or lake? Actually, I think for all the people who've given details it's been river.

[Dick Dastardly]

My best bag of roach is a plastic one in my bait freezer!

 

Sorry John I couldnt resist that one!

 

Seriously though I find it hard to actually say what would rate as my best.Whilst serving in the forces in Germany I was able to experience some great fishing on the River Waser,especially in the Hameln area.The roach averaged around 10-14ozs and during a match you would need a ton plus just to get a section placing. Never caught (or saw for that matter) a 2lbr but the average size was great.

 

One memorable session was on a small tributary of the main river.The main river was in flood and lots of fish had moved in to the small river that joined the main one via a small harbour. I dont know exactly how many we caught but it was well in excess of 50 fish all over the pound mark.Stick float and maggots was the sucsessful combination.

[Guest rabbit]

A great session! Could you tell us a bit more? How long ago? In the UK? River or lake? Actually, I think for all the people who've given details it's been river.

Yea c'mon the exact location please