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Roach · Rutilus rutilus

Roach in the River Arrow

Largest measured roach: 52.6 cm

The largest roach measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River Arrow was 52.6 cm, recorded at Wixford on 18 July 1995.

Across 2,660 measured roach, the median measured length was 15.1 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 Arrow.

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Most recent observation20 May 2025Ipsley · 110 fish
Largest measured roach
52.6 cm
Median length
15.1 cm
Fish measured
2,660
Survey locations
20

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
52.6 cm18 Jul 1995Wixford52260
34.9 cm18 Jul 1995Wixford52260
34.3 cm29 Aug 1996Studley23646
34.3 cm18 Jul 1991Wixford52262
33.2 cm14 Aug 1996Washford site 8 (u/s end of site)81907
33.2 cm14 Aug 1996Washford78919
33 cm18 Jul 1995Wixford52260
32.6 cm23 Jul 2003Coughton Ford76483
32.4 cm10 Jul 2003Spernal d/s WRW76375
32.4 cm28 Aug 1996Coughton Ford23668

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
Ipsley4 Sept 198420 May 20256
Salford Priors12 Sept 199126 May 202213
Alcester playing fields11 Aug 198017 May 202215
Spernal d/s WRW4 Sept 198410 May 202213
Arrow Valley Park4 Aug 20164 Jun 20193
u/s Arrow Mill Weir21 May 201221 May 20121
Downstream Arrow Mill Weir (Fish Pass)17 May 201217 May 20121
Coughton Ford6 Sept 198412 Jul 200612
Studley14 Aug 198015 Jul 200410
Washford4 Sept 198422 May 19974
d/s WRW Cocot House, Grange Lane, Alvechurch22 Aug 199622 Aug 19961
Arrow Valley Park,50 u/s and d/s Batchley Brook co22 Aug 199622 Aug 19961
Washford site 8 (u/s end of site)14 Aug 199614 Aug 19961
Washford site 8 (d/s end of site)14 Aug 199614 Aug 19961
d/s outfall Oversley Green Works23 Aug 198920 Jul 19953
Wixford18 Jul 199118 Jul 19952
Salford Priors d/s site12 Sept 199112 Sept 19911
Ipsley d/s Arrow Valley Lake10 Jul 199110 Jul 19911
Oversley Bridge11 Aug 198023 Aug 19894
d/s Coughton Ford16 Sept 198616 Sept 19861

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

1980–2025

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 2,660 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
2.2 cm
Lower quarter
11.5 cm
Median
15.1 cm
Upper quarter
19.5 cm
Largest
52.6 cm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

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Explore the River Arrow

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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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