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Roach · Rutilus rutilus

Roach in the River Alne

Largest measured roach: 32 cm

The largest roach measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River Alne was 32 cm, recorded at Lowsonford on 18 June 1997.

Across 1,703 measured roach, the median measured length was 13.7 cm.

RiverFish uses Environment Agency survey measurements rather than rod-and-line angling records. These figures show fish measured during EA surveys of the River Alne.

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Most recent observation20 July 2023Blackford Mill · 14 fish
Largest measured roach
32 cm
Median length
13.7 cm
Fish measured
1,703
Survey locations
17

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured roach

The largest individual measurements in this river and species dataset. Equal measurements are retained as separate surveyed fish.

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
32 cm18 Jun 1997Lowsonford51994
28.5 cm6 Sept 1984Great Alne52167
27.8 cm10 Jul 2019Kinwarton Fields155069
27.8 cm17 Jul 2018Kinwarton Fields153865
27.5 cm30 Aug 2016Kinwarton149398
27.4 cm4 May 1990Kinwarton52172
27.3 cm4 May 1990Kinwarton52172
27.2 cm23 Sept 2008Great Alne Road Bridge115055
27 cm6 Sept 1984Great Alne52167
27 cm6 Sept 1984Great Alne52167

Lengths are direct survey measurements. RiverFish does not estimate fish weights from length.

Explore the river

Where roach were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one roach record.

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

Map points are approximate and don’t show fishing access. Check local permissions before visiting.

Place surveyedFirst recordedLast recordedVisits finding roach
Blackford Mill27 Jul 201720 Jul 20232
Downstream Great Alne Road Bridge17 Jul 201322 Jun 20224
Kinwarton Fields17 Jul 201810 Jul 20192
Alcester Riverside9 Jul 20199 Jul 20191
Upstream Haselor Grounds18 Jul 20183 Jul 20192
Aston Cantlow10 Sept 19912 Jul 20197
Kinwarton4 May 199030 Aug 20163
Great Alne Road Bridge27 Jul 200118 Aug 201610
Wootton Wawen23 Sept 198627 Aug 201311
Little Alne23 Sept 198627 Aug 201310
Aston Cantlow u/s of ford8 Jun 20068 Jun 20061
Pennyford Hall10 Oct 19897 Jun 20068
Lowsonford11 Sept 199118 Jun 19972
Kingswood Brook12 Sept 199118 Jun 19972
Claverdon Brook, Bearley11 Jun 199711 Jun 19971
Great Alne6 Sept 198421 May 19974
Pennyford Hall, d/s WRW discharge (new site 2a)10 Oct 198910 Oct 19891

Choose a point or table row to see the location. More survey visits can mean more records, but not necessarily more fish.

1984–2023

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded roach that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 1,703 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
2.3 cm
Lower quarter
11.3 cm
Median
13.7 cm
Upper quarter
16.4 cm
Largest
32 cm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

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Explore the River Alne

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Before you fish

Good to know

These are past survey records, so the fish present today may be different. Map points are approximate—check local access, permissions and fishing rules before visiting.

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