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British Rod-Caught Record · coarse · Joint record

British Roach Record

Rutilus rutilus

4 lb 3ox

1.900 kg (published metric weight)

Keith Berry (2006); Dai Gribble (2024)

As listed by the British Record (Rod Caught) Fish Committee.

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The published facts

Joint record catches

Keith Berry

Year caught
2006
Original record weight
4lb 3ox 0dms
Published metric value
1.9 kg
Catch location, as published
Stillwater, Northern Ireland
Original classification
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)

Dai Gribble

Year caught
2024
Original record weight
4lb 3ox 0dms
Published metric value
1.9 kg
Catch location, as published
Linear Fisheries, Oxfordshire
Original classification
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)

The catch location

Stillwater, Northern Ireland

No verified RiverFish river relationship is published for this catch. The location above is retained as listed by BRFC.

Linear Fisheries, Oxfordshire

No verified RiverFish river relationship is published for this catch. The location above is retained as listed by BRFC.

The species in EA surveys

About roach

RiverFish's roach profile shows observed river distribution, recent surveys and individual measured lengths.

The largest length in RiverFish's EA sample is 125.2 cm; the largest recorded weight is 1.484 kg. These maxima may describe different fish.

EA survey maxima are population-monitoring measurements, not authenticated angling records. They are not necessarily representative of the largest fish in British waters. No weight is estimated from a survey length.

Scientific name matches the existing species catalogue. Angling categories remain separate even when EA groups them under one species.

Provenance

Sources and methodology

Official BRFC coarse record listing · Official PDF · Angling Trust cross-reference

Source update label: 10th June 2026. Last checked: 29/10/2026.

RiverFish preserves original classifications, joint holders and location strings. Weekly checks compare the HTML with the official PDFs. Unresolved values are flagged. A named river stretch receives a river relationship only when its geographical identity is established; stillwaters and ambiguous names do not receive river awards.

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