Decades ago, Norfolk’s River Wensum was one of the nation’s very best roach venues. Made famous by the late John Wilson, it held superb fish, but after years of decline, the waterway has fallen off the radar of many roach anglers. But there are still some special fish in there,… Read more

Few anglers ever enjoy a run of form like the one Matt Adams is currently on, as after landing a 1lb 3oz dace and a 3lb 7oz roach, he’s now topped them both with a sensational 3lb 10oz specimen from the Dorset Stour. Matt had found a group of very… Read more

In a sublime session, Dorset angler Matt Adams landed a remarkable brace of chalk stream roach weighing 3lb 7oz and 2lb 9oz. He’d arrived at a venue for a few hours trotting in a swim he was yet to catch a big roach from. With conditions looking good, he opted… Read more

David Marris visited the lower Severn for a late afternoon session recently and wasn’t left disappointed as he banked this lovely 2lb 10oz roach! He told us “The plan was to start on the maggot feeder then target barbel on the same line for the last hour of the day…. Read more

The Hampshire Avon recently rewarded two-time Drennan Cup winner with a brace of some of its famous roach, as he banked fish of 2lb 5oz and this stunning 2lb 10oz specimen in a memorable session. He was trotting red maggots on the middle river of a stretch with fairly fast… Read more

Early in the season, Roger Mellon located a shoal of big roach on a stretch of the Thames and caught fish to 2lb 3oz on maggots and small pellets. But in between those larger fish, he was also landing much smaller ones. So to single out the larger residents, he… Read more