Roach in United States — catches, stats & how to catch
Bite calendar for Roach
The best days and hours to fish — a bite forecast factoring in pressure, wind, temperature, and the moon phase.
Open the bite forecast →Where to find Roach through the year
- Spring
- Right after the ice goes it moves to bank-side flats and bays and spawns on weed.
- Summer
- Near weed and on the slope to the channel ledge, 1.5–4 m; in rivers below the riffles.
- Autumn
- Schools up at 3–6 m, closer to the holes.
- Winter
- On first ice near weed at 1.5–3 m, later on drop-offs and in holes.
A guide to the species' habits on typical lowland waters; on any particular water the depths and spots are its own.