This year’s festival took place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the 9th, 10th and 11th of October 2018 in the town of Shrewsbury. Wayne reports on his three-day festival: It’s quite a few years since I last fished the Shrewsbury reaches of the River Severn but after a late entry, just a… 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
The ODAA open match was fished by a reduced field of 24 anglers on a very wet and windy day on the Thames at Medley. Although there were a few dropouts due to the weather, the venue fished very well, despite strong winds and continuous rain. 1st: Tony Hobbs (Drennan… Read more
Stewart Barnes had a sensational session, where he landed a 7lb 6oz chub alongside a 10lb 1oz barbel. Targeting a gravelly spot behind streamer weed on the River Great Ouse above Bedford, Stewart legered two 10mm boilies wrapped in paste alongside just four boilies fed in a PVA bag to… Read more
After landing two nice perch Frank Partington was ‘over the moon’ when he realised he was connected to this stunning 2lb 10oz roach. The fish was caught from a Leigh and District AA water, and is a new personal best for Frank, who fished a groundbait feeder with a bunch… Read more
