Anglers across the country are now having great success targeting large Stillwaters – not for specimen carp or tench but for giant roach. Topping this week’s captures is a 3lb 8oz redfin which was part of a five-fish haul for Vinnie Durn. Vinnie’s remarkable catch consisted of two other 3lb… Read more
Back in the early 90’s, Mark Woodage managed to land his personal best roach weighing 2lb 9oz, little did he know, it would be beaten some 25 years later with some truly amazing captures. This is Mark’s account of how his fortunes changed: It’s no secret that many of today’s… Read more
One of the UK’s greatest hauls of specimen roach has been taken, comprising of ten fish all over the 2lb barrier, topped by a sensational 3lb 3oz roach. This sensational catch was taken by Mark Woodage that came just a few days after the session where Mark had yet another… Read more
A huge piece of bread flake was the key in the next roach capture – a chunky 2lb 10oz roach for specimen hunter, Simon Daley. The 42-year-old roofer trotted the enticing bait along a far bank crease on a stretch of the Hampshire Avon and received a positive bite just… Read more
An adapted inline maggot feeder rig has accounted for the biggest roach of the season in the form of this 3lb 2oz beauty. It fell to Hampshire-based specimen-ace Dan Gale from a tidal stretch of Dorset’s River Frome and was a fish that he described as being ‘at the top… Read more
This year’s Avon Roach Project annual fundraising match has been a massive success, highlighted by the capture of a spectacular 3lb 2oz redfin. The specimen was caught by Dr Mark Everard from a stretch at Winkton Fishery, on the Lower Hampshire Avon, and secured victory for the lifelong roach enthusiast… Read more
