“It jagged his tip round and gave a spirited fight on his light tackle” The River Frome has a reputation for big dace, and Poole angler Richard Barlow found exactly why, when he landed this 1lb 1oz fish from the stretch at Wareham. Fishing a Black Cap maggot feeder, Richard… Read more
“Going down to a microscopic size 24 hook and 14oz bottom to land this 1lb specimen” Scaling down your gear can make a big difference in fishing, but Steve Allen took things to another level on a recent dace session, going down to a microscopic size 24 hook and 14oz… Read more
Vince Cater not only landed himself a new personal best, but also a new river record when he banked this beautiful 1lb 3oz Dace from the Bristol Avon. He told us: “I had a run of sensational dace up to 15oz before hooking what I thought was a trout on… Read more
Sleep didn’t come easy for Adam Jones after realised he had slipped back a monster Dace without realising the true size of it. He told us “I grew up in the Cotswolds fishing for grayling, so this winter I decided to re-live my youth and target them in the small… Read more
Matt Atkins targeted some slack stretches of the Hampshire Avon.. ..with a light maggot feeder tactic recently and was rewarded in style with this lovely 1b dace, his second ever of the species. Matt backed up the big dace with a handful of other dace and roach to 2lb 2oz.
Nothing could quite prepare him for this 1lb specimen! Steve Spiller had a session to remember when he ventured down to the Hampshire Avon for a day’s fishing with Matt Tann in search of dace. Steve landed plenty of fish throughout the day but nothing could quite prepare him for… Read more
