“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

Some anglers hate fishing in fog, but it didn’t deter Steve Gibbons on a recent roach fishing trip, where he landed this long 3lb 8dr specimen. He was fishing a Norfolk stillwater using and went down the fishmeal baits route, using a 12mm boilie hookbait. It’s proven winner for big… Read more

A magical start to the season! Be it a season long plan, or a short session, we’d all love to hit the ground running and that’s exactly what happened for Gary Knowles as he banked this lovely 3lb 1oz roach.He told us “A maggot feeder fished on a helicopter set-up… Read more