Coloured water conditions have seen the big roach of the southern rivers go on the feed, as the aptly named Dave Roach found during a recent trip to the Dorset Stour.
Start them off young – that was Stuart Gillespie’s thinking when he took his four-year-old son Jacob fishing on the River Devon. 
After over 20 years away from the sport, Bernard Glover crowned his return with a new personal best barbel weighing 11lb 8oz. 01 November 07 November 08 November 09 November 13 November 14 November 15 November 16 November 17 November 18 November 21 November 22 November 23 November 24 November 26 November 27 November 28 November 29 November 01 December 05 December 06 December 07 December 08 December 11 December 13 December 14 December 15 December 19 December 20 December 27 December 29 December 02 January 03 January 05 January 09 January 10 January 11 January 12 January 15 January 16 January 17 January 18 January 19 January 22 January 23 January 24 January 25 January 26 January 29 January 31 January 02 February 03 February 05 February 06 February 07 February 08 February 09 February 12 February 13 February 14 February 15 February 16 February 19 February 20 February 26 February 27 February 28 February 01 March 02 March 05 March 06 March 07 March 08 March 13 March 15 March 16 March 19 March 21 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 30 March 03 April 04 April 05 April 10 April 11 April 16 April 17 April 19 April 20 April 23 April 24 April 26 April 27 April 30 April 01 May 08 May 09 May 10 May 01 June 04 June 05 June 06 June 18 June 20 June 22 June 26 June 04 July
