Fly Fishing for Roach

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Freshwater
Fly Fishing for Roach

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Flies

Ant

Black Gnat

Bloodworm

Brassie

Buzzer


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Rods

AFTMA 1 to AFTMA 4

Where you can find Roach

On this map you see where there were observations of Roach around the world, to give you an idea in which continents, countries and waters you can find this fish species.

Years 2000 until now, source: GBIF

Lightweight fly fishing for roach can be a lot of fun. In warm weather they'll come up to grab insects from the surface, the take could be mistaken for a brownie...

You can fish for roach all year round, but the warm and cold weather fishing will differ. In warm weather they will come up to take insects from the surface, whereas in cold weather they'll be down deep sitting near the bottom. You can then still target them by using a nymph and a sinking line. They're almost always in a shoal, so if you catch one it's very likely that more will follow.

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Flies that you can use to fly fish for Roach

Ant

Black Gnat

Bloodworm

Brassie

Buzzer

Caddis Fly

Carnage Attractor

CDC

Chernobyl Ant

Copper John

Crackleback

Czech Nymph

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Locations where you can fly fish for Roach

Sweden 🇸🇪

Stockholm Archipelago

Over 30,000 islands and endless fishing possibilities

Sea

Lake

Pond

Canal

River

Stream

Atlantic Salmon

Bream

Brook trout

Garfish

Ide

Perch

Pike

Pike-perch

Rainbow Trout

Roach

Rudd

Sea Trout

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Lake district

Sixteen lakes from large to small, but rivers as well

Lake

Pond

River

Stream

Arctic Char

Atlantic Salmon

Brown Trout

Grayling

Perch

Pike

Roach

Sea Trout

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Countries where you can fly fish for Roach

🇦🇹 Austria

🇧🇪 Belgium

🇩🇰 Denmark

🇫🇷 France

🇩🇪 Germany

🇮🇹 Italy

🇳🇴 Norway

🇸🇪 Sweden

🇨🇭 Switzerland

🇳🇱 The Netherlands

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Guides specialized in fly fishing for Roach

Daniel Souchet

France 🇫🇷

Guiding

Workshops

Fly tying

Devon Fishing Guides

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Guiding

Hooked on Fly Fishing

The Netherlands 🇳🇱

Guiding

Workshops

Fly tying

Country trips

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