“When I saw the roach, my heart was in my mouth” Mild temperatures certainly got the River Itchen’s roach on the feed, as Portsmouth angler Heber Crawford found when he tempted this 2lb 12oz personal best roach. Trotting maggot, he’d landed fish of 1lb 14oz and 1lb 10oz before having… Read more

“Knowing bite times are so short on the venue, Paul quickly got the rod back out on the spot” After three winters in a hard, low stock gravel pit, Oxford angler Paul Scowen’s efforts paid off as he landed this sublime roach, weighing 3lb 15oz. Targeting an area of the… Read more

“The river was like hot chocolate” Returning home after seeing some family, current Drennan Cup holder, Simon Daley, headed straight for the Hampshire Avon, knowing it’d had an injection of extra water whilst he’d been away. But on arrival, he found it up and the colour of hot chocolate, far… Read more

“The greatest brace of roach in coarse angling history” Without doubt, the greatest brace of roach in coarse angling history has been taken by Kent angler Dan Woolcott, who landed fish weighing a staggering 4lb 2oz and 3lb 14oz in one remarkable session. They were caught from a rock-hard, super… Read more

Kent based specialist angler Daniel Woolcott has been targeting roach lately and managed this.. ..cracking 3lb 1oz gravel pit fish. Dan opted to fish 50 yards out and as soon as he struck, he knew right away it was a big roach, with the fish giving him a nervy battle… Read more