A Maggot hookbait dipped in a strawberry liquid proved too irresistible for this sublime 3lb 3oz roach for all-round angler Kevin Sanders. The 42-year-old from Cambridge was in the middle of packing away his kit when his rod signalled a take just as dusk fell. Kevin told Angling Times: “I… Read more

Huge roach from East Anglian rivers are rare beasts so you can imagine Richard Wilby’s delight when he slipped his net under this pristine 2lb 9oz specimen. The 2018 Drennan Cup runner-up had spent eight morning’s fishing his chosen venue over the last few weeks with just three roach to… Read more

Colin Hebb got the shock of his life when this sublime 2lb 10oz roach devoured his breadflake offering during his latest fishing trip. The East Yorkshire-based angler targeted his local river and decided to spend the day trotting for a variety of species – but had no idea a big… Read more

A claim has been made for the River Wye barbel record following the capture of a known monster weighing 14lb 12oz. Baiting little and often certainly proved fruitful for Matthew Fernandez with the capture of this fine 2lb 9oz river roach. Targeting the redfins in his local River Itchen with… Read more

“The fine specimen is just one of a string of big roach reported to the Angling Times News desk in the last few weeks and fell from Highbridge Lakes in Norfolk. Fishery owner, Rich, is no stranger to big roach having landed 27 redfins over the 2lb barrier in the… Read more

A haul of specimen roach that Richard Barlow certainly won’t be forgetting anytime soon. Alfie Naylor’s big roach wasn’t the only specimen caught recently either as Richard Barlow proved with this 3lb 5oz specimen. The Poole-based angler used groundbait feeder tactics with sweetcorn hookbaits on a Wimborne and District Angling… Read more