Huge roach saved saved from the flooded River Severn

[Snape]

I just saw these photos posted by Chris Ponsford this morning of some huge roach saved from the race course at Worcester.

[Michael]

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[Dave Burr]

Its nice to know there's still some big ones in (or near) the Severn, they've been much harder to track down for a while now. Its a shocker that so many fish will be stranded by the receding water. In '07 there were vast numbers of carp and silver fish left in the floods which were mainly taken by herons as the water dropped. This flood has been bigger and lasted longer and many fish will have taken up residence in new areas in the fields and hedges where there would be plenty of grazing and goodness knows what the situation will be in Somerset.

Its good that that my old mate The Pons and the EA are doing their bit where they can.

[Badger]

I know roach are fast, but racing them, that's just not on.... no wonder they've been rescued,these people need flogging...

ROFL

[Badger]

I've just put £3 each way on the one on the left. He's swimming in the 2.30.

[Carp Artist]

I guess there will be a lot more carp in the River Arun now due the floods

[Mario]

it just shows that there is decent fish in the severn you just have a go catching them there was also big pike rescued too

[Marc]

It's nice to see the EA are devoting some personnel to this kind of thing at a time when they're under pressure to empty all the new indoor pools that have been installed of late.

[Mark]

What lovely roach they are too.

[Tengisgol]

I agree there Mark and you can just tell that those two are delighted to be able to get them back into the river; they've got a real sense of achievement written all over their faces (despite the rotten weather).

Well done to them.