Brace of 2lb redfins best yet - Gavin Barrett

“My roach fishing on the Hampshire Avon has been phenomenal this winter but my latest session has probably been the best yet.

I fed an area of slack water on my nearside bank then trotted either a single maggot or flake over the top.

In hardly any time at all I was slipping specimen roach into my keepnet – including fish of 1lb 12oz, 1lb 14oz and 1lb 15oz alongside a fine brace of two pounders.

The Avon has been running crystal clear so you get to see your prize long before it’s in the landing net. They were heart-stopping moments.”