A haul of specimen roach that Richard Barlow certainly won’t be forgetting anytime soon. Alfie Naylor’s big roach wasn’t the only specimen caught recently either as Richard Barlow proved with this 3lb 5oz specimen. The Poole-based angler used groundbait feeder tactics with sweetcorn hookbaits on a Wimborne and District Angling… Read more

A Colossal roach that’s believed to be a River Trent record has been banked in the shape of this 3lb 4oz beauty. The incredibly rare redfin fell to the rod of Newark-based specimen hunter Alfie Naylor who’s been targeting the waterway’s shoals of roach over the last month. The 36-year-old… Read more

Catching a 3lb-plus roach is considered to be the ultimate angling achievement so you can imagine James Champkin’s delight when he slipped the net under specimens of 3lb 2oz and 3lb 3oz in a single session.   The Angling Trust Campaigns Officer from Cromer pinned his hopes on an undisclosed… Read more

Second on the list of big roach catches for this week was this fin-perfect 3lb 4oz specimen taken by Daniel Woolcott. Similarly to Mark the London-based specimen hunter also targeted a large Southern gravel pit and cast a 50g cage feeder to a spot at 50 yards in hope of… Read more

The reports of a trio of 3lb-plus roach topped by a near 4lb specimen suggest that now is a perfect time to target a new personal best. All three redfins were banked in a manic five day window and have proven that big roach are now packing-on the ounces ahead… Read more

A tip-off about an in-form gravel pit paid off in fine style for Carl Hill, who went on to bank this stunning 3lb 2oz roach. A tip-off about an in-form gravel pit paid off in fine style for Carl Hill, who went on to bank this stunning 3lb 2oz roach…. Read more