British record holder dace holder Simon Ashton has been on fine form recently after rolling back the years, searching for some specimen dace. After a red letter day on the River Ribble, he returned towards the back end of the season for another go and was rewarded with this 1lb… Read more
“It jagged his tip round and gave a spirited fight on his light tackle” The River Frome has a reputation for big dace, and Poole angler Richard Barlow found exactly why, when he landed this 1lb 1oz fish from the stretch at Wareham. Fishing a Black Cap maggot feeder, Richard… Read more
“Going down to a microscopic size 24 hook and 14oz bottom to land this 1lb specimen” Scaling down your gear can make a big difference in fishing, but Steve Allen took things to another level on a recent dace session, going down to a microscopic size 24 hook and 14oz… Read more
Vince Cater not only landed himself a new personal best, but also a new river record when he banked this beautiful 1lb 3oz Dace from the Bristol Avon. He told us: “I had a run of sensational dace up to 15oz before hooking what I thought was a trout on… Read more
Sleep didn’t come easy for Adam Jones after realised he had slipped back a monster Dace without realising the true size of it. He told us “I grew up in the Cotswolds fishing for grayling, so this winter I decided to re-live my youth and target them in the small… Read more
Matt Atkins targeted some slack stretches of the Hampshire Avon.. ..with a light maggot feeder tactic recently and was rewarded in style with this lovely 1b dace, his second ever of the species. Matt backed up the big dace with a handful of other dace and roach to 2lb 2oz.
