Roach Fishing

When fishing alot of people start on the smaller fish such as rudd perch roach chub dace and other silvers, but where is the harm in catching roach from 2oz-3lb all day, sounds good to me.

This is a step by step guide of a starter for roach fishing enjoy

1. You will need a float rod, a decent length 10ft+ and a light reel to match with a small spool with line no more than 4lb.
2. You will need the tackle, split shot, hook length ( weaker line), small hooks, a small float or waggler.
3. The baits you will need are maggots or pinkeys, caster and worm. With hemp to bait with
4. Find a swim in a local pond or lake maybe where fish are topping(jumping) or there is fish activity or a feature.
5. Spray (throw/catapult) around 15-20 maggots into the swim, along with caster.
6. Set up the float with around 12 inches of hooklength, around 1lb7oz-2lb-12 with a size 20 hook with a loght float no more than 2bb and have it set at 14 inches deep for now.
7. Cast in among your bait, and keep firing the bait out little and often.
8. You will probaly start out by taking small roach rudd gudgeon perch bleak and other smaller silvers off the top, probaly going no larger than 3oz, although a couple fish 4oz plus can easily come up.
9. If your enjoying this fine, if you want bigger fish or the feeding frenzy has stopped go 4 inches deeper and maybe alternate baits to pick up better fish.
10. keep baiting and follow this method until eventually you will be on the bottom maggot fishing over your maggots and caster, now time to bait up with hemp. The larger silver up to and over a pound will now start feeding.

Not a great pic but it was just over 11lb of silvers with 5 fish over a pound including a 1lb 11oz roach and a 1lb 4oz skimmer.