Having lost a big roach at the net a few seasons ago, Roger Hill was certainly particularly pleased to land this superb roach of 3lb 1oz on a session just before the end of the river season. Whilst he often fishes the Hampshire Avon, this season the roach fishing has… Read more

With the rivers out of sorts in late Feb, Toby Searl decided to try and catch a stillwater roach over 2lb, and did so in style, landing a fish of 2lb 10oz that was soon followed by this 3lb 1oz specimen. Having driven for four hours to a water known… Read more

Paul Houghton has just joined a small but elite list of anglers to have landed a 4lb roach after catching this specimen of 4lb 1oz. It was tempted from a southern stillwater, which, interestingly, was not Linear Fisheries – the venue that produced a 4lb 3oz record-equalling redfin to Dai… Read more

Last season, Linear Fisheries produced a record-equalling 4lb 3oz roach, and the popular Oxfordshire complex just produced another of its gems to Andy Zegzdryn, who banked this fish of 3lb 14oz. It was caught on his first trip to B1, where Andy chose a swim on the lake’s north western… Read more

On a recent trip to the Hampshire Avon, Gary Taylor landed the roach of many anglers’ dreams after slipping the net under this 3lb 3oz fish. Pleasure fishing on a Salisbury & District AC stretch with two other club members, Gary fished the stick float with maggots and had spent… Read more

Finding himself free for a few hours on an overcast but warm day, Matt Adams headed to a stretch of his local chalkstream where he’d been catching plenty of small dace and roach on previous visits… only this time he hit the jackpot by landing this huge 3lb 11oz redfin!… Read more