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Roach · Rutilus rutilus

Roach in the River Gipping (Main Reaches)

Largest measured roach: 36.3 cm

The largest roach measured in Environment Agency surveys of the River Gipping (Main Reaches) was 36.3 cm, recorded at Station Road Bridge on 14 April 2008.

Across 23,124 measured roach, the median measured length was 10.7 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 Gipping (Main Reaches).

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Most recent observation29 April 2025Sproughton Intake · 197 fish
Largest measured roach
36.3 cm
Median length
10.7 cm
Fish measured
23,124
Survey locations
11

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
36.3 cm14 Apr 2008Station Road Bridge110754
35.3 cm14 Apr 2008Station Road Bridge110754
34.1 cm7 Nov 1989Bushmans Bridge4110
33.9 cm14 Apr 2008Station Road Bridge110754
33.8 cm7 Nov 1989Bushmans Bridge4110
33.5 cm14 Apr 2008Station Road Bridge110754
33.4 cm14 Apr 2008Station Road Bridge110754
33.4 cm25 Apr 2005Munton & Fison84454
33.3 cm26 Oct 1989Munton & Fison4105
33.2 cm23 Apr 2004Munton & Fison83895

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
Sproughton Intake9 Nov 198929 Apr 202518
Needham Market1 Nov 198924 Apr 202519
Downstream Bramford Lock8 Nov 198923 Apr 202519
Munton & Fison26 Oct 198917 Apr 202519
Station Road Bridge6 Nov 198915 Apr 202518
Gypsy Lane31 Oct 198930 Jul 19994
Hadleigh Road Estate No110 Jul 199628 Jul 19992
Hadleigh Road Estate No214 Nov 198922 Jul 19993
Sproughton B.S.C.13 Nov 198921 Jul 19994
Bushmans Bridge7 Nov 198913 Jul 19994
Upstream Sharnford Lock2 Nov 19896 Jul 19994

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

1989–2025

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 23,124 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
1.7 cm
Lower quarter
7.6 cm
Median
10.7 cm
Upper quarter
14.3 cm
Largest
36.3 cm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

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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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