“The tip just crept over, and I hit into what I knew was a big fish..” It’s safe to say that the lockdown restrictions put a hold on various anglers plans with the only fishing available being local waters. That certainly paid off in style for Kevin Palmer, who banked… Read more

“My pulse started racing as I realised I’d hooked a cracking roach..” “Always stay as late in the day as possible as that last hour before darkness falls into a magical time for big roach” Those are very wise words from Andrew Skirton who did just that on a recent… Read more

“I received a couple of taps on the tip, followed by a slow pull round..” Alan Storey made history with the capture of this beautiful 4lb 2oz roach as he became the first angler in history to bank a 4lb roach from both a stillwater and river. The 66-year-old really… Read more

This lovely 2lb 10oz roach finally put an end to a 2 month campaign for London angler Adam Jones.. He told us “I was targeting a local river with my favoured stick float tactics with loose fed hemp and maggots. I’d been catching minnows and small dace and just as… Read more

“It’s been a dream of mine to catch a 3lb roach on the float and it finally happened on Christmas Eve..” “It’s been a long-time dream of mine to catch a 3lb roach on the float” are the words from Simon Daley, well that dream became a reality when he… Read more

Roman Vann headed off to a flooded Hampshire Avon and was rewarded with this lovely 2lb 15oz roach for his efforts. He told us “The condition of this fish relative to its size is like nothing I’ve ever seen and is indicative of the promising future the river holds. I… Read more