It’s been a phenomenal season for big stillwater roach already, and catches show no signs of slowing, as Neil Tristram landed this 3lb 12oz redfin alongside one of 2lb 15oz 8dr. The Nottinghamshire angler was fishing a syndicate gravel pit in his home county, where he caught the pair of… Read more

Spending time feeding your target fish before trying to catch it can be key to success with many species, and Aaron Marguet proved exactly why when he landed this 3lb 4oz roach. The Kent angler was targeting a water in his home country, and after locating the fish by a… Read more

“In the excitement of landing that early 2lb 3oz roach, I’d put my polaroids on the floor. Picking them up and putting them on, I was excited to see what I initially thought were chub..” After recently moving to Dorset, Mark Hewett has spent a fantastic few weeks exploring the… Read more

One of the biggest roach ever landed in Yorkshire has just been reported, after Andy Oxley slipped the net under this 3lb 12oz leviathan. The Rotherham angler had the fish from a stillwater with it falling to helicopter feeder tactics fished with a 16-inch hooklink – rather than the short,… Read more

Specimen river roach can be hard to track down, but after travelling from his Hertfordshire home to the River Frome, John Trimmer’s efforts paid off with this 2lb 15oz redfin. He’s been after a big river roach for a while, and knew he needed to be selective in his approach… Read more

As the leaves begin to turn many anglers begin to swing their attention to one of our most famous autumn species – the roach.. Andy Oxley has done just that and landed this honest 2lb 15oz 8dr fish from a reservoir in West Yorkshire. The region isn’t noted for its… Read more