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Roach - Fishing in Wales
roach fish

Roach

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

The roach is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, native to most of Europe and western Asia.

Roach have been introduced into a good number of coarse fishing fisheries and lakes in Wales, plus a few rivers – for example the Wye.

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