Specimen river roach can be hard to track down, but after travelling from his Hertfordshire home to the River Frome, John Trimmer’s efforts paid off with this 2lb 15oz redfin. He’s been after a big river roach for a while, and knew he needed to be selective in his approach… Read more

As the leaves begin to turn many anglers begin to swing their attention to one of our most famous autumn species – the roach.. Andy Oxley has done just that and landed this honest 2lb 15oz 8dr fish from a reservoir in West Yorkshire. The region isn’t noted for its… Read more

Some anglers hate fishing in fog, but it didn’t deter Steve Gibbons on a recent roach fishing trip, where he landed this long 3lb 8dr specimen. He was fishing a Norfolk stillwater using and went down the fishmeal baits route, using a 12mm boilie hookbait. It’s proven winner for big… Read more

A magical start to the season! Be it a season long plan, or a short session, we’d all love to hit the ground running and that’s exactly what happened for Gary Knowles as he banked this lovely 3lb 1oz roach.He told us “A maggot feeder fished on a helicopter set-up… Read more

Travelling from his home in South Wales to a stillwater in the midlands paid off in style for Terry Theobald, who landed this 3lb 1oz roach on his second trip to the venue. On his first trip he’d had an excellent hit of fish, landing nine roach in total with… Read more

After a daunting drive through the New Forest to the Hampshire Avon during strong winds, Pete Wilson was rewarded for his efforts when he banked this lovely 2lb 10oz roach. Usually, he’d have fished the float, but due to the wind that wasn’t a viable option, so he rigged up… Read more