Can anyone give me a few tips on which flies to use for roach in rivers and stillwater.

Cheers, Dave.

I've cauht them on Pheasant Tail Nymphs, tried assoerted dry flies for Rudd but for roach i would think Nymphs and some spider patterns would work

Thanks for the info Chris68.

Cheers, Dave.

Like Chris said pheasent tails work well, so do hares ear nymphs as well. A gold bead on the nymph seems to add to the attraction.
I caught some roach the other day on a variation of the red tag nymph, Keep trying and let us know.

Was fishing last week on a local gravel pit and caught Roach and Ide on a Black Pennell

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I have taken roach on the surface with beetles and black spider patterns.

Thanks for the info guys, it's winter over here at the moment so hopefully when the weather warms in another month or two I can have a crack at the roach and carp and tench.

Cheers, Dave.

I caught a nice dace last night on a red holo Diawl bach. on the Lake of Menteith about 10ozs.

Jim

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10oz dace. More than nice - that's a specimen.

Do roach and rudd take more drys than wets? What are your choices for wet and dry flies for rudd and roach?