Poor river conditions forced Stephen Gibbons to cancel a chub session on the Thames and turn his attention to an East Anglian stillwater, where he’s been trying for roach.. ..here, he knew things would be tricky, with cormorant issues and some of the stock dying off meaning that only a… Read more

Recent years have been filled with monster roach, and in 2025 catches show no signs of slowing after Neale Woodward slipped the net under this specimen of 3lb 10oz. It was caught during a powerful storm from a southern gravel pit that’s been in good form for the species over… Read more

Over the last 20 years, Chris smith has been chasing a roach over 2lb from a small Lincolnshire river, but the closest he’d come was a fish of 1lb 10oz. That all changed on a recent trip, during which he obliterated his target with this fish of 2lb 14oz. He’d… Read more

Having just caught a 2lb 8oz 8dr roach on a previous session from the River Wensum, Stephen Gibbons returned and went one better this time, managing this lovely 2lb 10oz specimen. He was fishing as a guest on a private stretch that he found running high and coloured. As such,… Read more

Decades ago, Norfolk’s River Wensum was one of the nation’s very best roach venues. Made famous by the late John Wilson, it held superb fish, but after years of decline, the waterway has fallen off the radar of many roach anglers. But there are still some special fish in there,… Read more

Few anglers ever enjoy a run of form like the one Matt Adams is currently on, as after landing a 1lb 3oz dace and a 3lb 7oz roach, he’s now topped them both with a sensational 3lb 10oz specimen from the Dorset Stour. Matt had found a group of very… Read more