Trio of 2lb-plus roach caught in high water

A swollen Bristol Avon didn’t deter roach-fanatic Mark Everard, who banked a trio of 2lb roach in part of a nine fish haul.

The biggest went 2lb 4oz, and the fish came as the light began to fade.

“The river was up and swirling,” Mark explained,

“but I found a nice slack on the near bank in which, though surprisingly shallow, a shoal of big roach had found refuge.”

“Trotting tactics with bread flake tempted the fish and inching my bolo float through the swim over occasional balls of liquidised bread feed brought regular bites.”