A TWO-hour drive to the Hampshire Avon was ‘more than worth it’ according to Roy Jones who banked a 2lb 11oz roach during his latest visit. The Hertford-based artist float-fished maggots into an area of slack of water and enjoyed sport from small roach, dace and chublets throughout the day… Read more

A MATCH angler trying his hand at specimen fishing has hit the jackpot with the capture of a 3lb 7oz roach from a venue without previous history for the species. 35-year-old Tim Dabrowa had his mind set on catching a huge redfin from his home county of Cambridgeshire and believed… Read more

ANGLING DREAMS boss Adam Fisher recently swapped the beauty of the Wye Valley for the equally scenic River Test and was rewarded with this fine roach of 2lb 5oz. Fishing with Fisherman’s Blues, Nige Botherway, the pair shared a swim which required them to trot baits through a deep run… Read more

A pre-baiting campaign on his local River Itchen paid off handsomely for specimen hunter Roman Vann – when he put together an astonishing haul of roach to 2lb 5oz. Priming his swim with hemp for three days prior to his session, Roman waited until a low pressure front had moved… Read more

It wasn’t just chub that were up for a feed either as Dorset rod Alan Storey revealed when he banked a sublime 2lb 11oz 8dr roach. It wasn’t just chub that were up for a feed either as Dorset rod Alan Storey revealed when he banked a sublime 2lb 11oz… Read more

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