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Recorded 22 catches of Roach in Essex. Most active — March–August. A day-by-day bite calendar for Roach.
Tackle, baits, spots and seasons — a full guide to catching Roach.
Read the guide →Friday, September 4
The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.
Best time — 11:00–16:00 (daytime activity).
Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.
Today's bait — maggot or dough bait. In cold or murky water, add scent to your chum.
No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Winds will be strong — wind protection helps, and be careful if you're in a boat.
An average day — best chances during peak windows.
The computed water temperature is around 18 °C — inside the 10–22 °C comfort range for Roach, so baseline activity is high.
Roach feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is rising 4 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
September is an average month for Roach here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Cloudy · feels like +17°
The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.
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