Congrats, that's indeed a fish of a lifetime. Thanks for sharing this special fishing trip.

Congratulations Ian!!! A PROPER 3lb Roach (from a river, not a gravel pit)- a rare rare fish indeed. Superb Angling mate, well done.

Lovely to see the likely end product of The Avon Roach Project. Thanks Trevor & Budgie.

What a fantastic brace of roach!👌🏻👏🏻 Also, a great sentiment & respect for you to mention you friend Charlie for passing his skills/knowledge onto yourself. You definitely got your deserved reward.👍🏻🎣

That's a cracking roach. Your watercraft and loose feeding are example to us all.

Congratulations Ian. Totally envious.

Lovely work Ian,you can enjoy that forever !!!

Well done Ian,magnificent Roach,lovely to get them running a float👍

Fantastic fish Ian. Very well done.

Well done Ian,that’s is what you call a proper river Roach. Nice to see good float skills.Keep up the good work!

Congratulations on a truly magnificent roach,your videos give me a lot of pleasure,thanks for sharing....Alan

Well done Ian absolutely superb brace of river roach, very jealous!

3lb river roach. The holy grail of freshwater fishing in the UK to me. Well done that man.

Amazing fish. Thank you for sharing your precious moments

Hi ya Ian , many congratulations on both roach , both superb , 2.4lb 3.4lb simply superb angling my friend , very well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Congratulations Ian you deserve it you put a lot of work in to it and it has payed off

A truly fine exhibition of winter roach fishing. 2 fantastic river roach on the float, watercraft at its best. Well done, IP!

Wow well done Ian. Taught me how to fish a back eddy. What a lesson in water craft that was. Amazing

Outstanding! Well done. A lovely video

What a lovely fish. Congratulations!

Beautiful video, thank you for sharing with us all.

Fantastic Ian really pleased for you. You deserved that fish. Hope you get another one before the season ends.

Master class how to catch BIG roach absolutely fantastic, well done Ian

If I’ve watched this vid once I’ve watched it half a dozen times , and it gets better each time , love it …

Congratulations not one but two fish of a lifetime for most anglers very well done 👍 my favourite river

Great fishing mate. Very well done!

Congrats and thanks for sharing such a great moment

Wow, what a fish, contrary to what some say, clearly the Avon still holds monster roach for those who put the effort in 👌👌

Wow IP a magnificent brace topped by that colossus and the rarity of being filmed from a river makes it even more special.

Absolutely stunning fish that!

Fabulous fish, well done.

Great fish and great that you gave credit to the person that passed on their knowledge. Happy fishing for the future.

The word I'm lucking for (Magical), fish ov a lifetime, many many congratulations ian, WOW

Nice little video. Thank you. I think I've got my motivation back - at last !

Cracking roach,very well done 👍

Amazing session. Can’t fake a fisherman’s smile.

It takes a lot of hard work and effort to travel and fish like that, usually with more disappointment than success. When it comes right though it looks so easy but I know that is years of experience, effort and heartache all come together in a moment. Well done, a fish of a lifetime and a great reward.

Mega result. Endex. No words needed.

Fabulous fish mate, great fishing. Didn’t have a touch when I was there so bravo to you.

Absolutely superb . Congratulations

Fabulous, very well done.

the fish of a lifetime

Wow!! The holy grail of coarse fishing. You’re obviously a very skilled angler and worked hard for those fish. Well done sir! Please disregard petty, negative comments regarding using a carrier bag and scale zeroing .- As anyone with any knowledge will concur, a carrier bag is far kinder on the fish; it removes none of the fishes protective slime nor scales and is far superior to any sling for weighing smaller species. Regarding weighing technique; although I'm not familiar with the scales you use, a polythene bag weighs so little that it probably won’t even register on the dial. All the best and well done Jango👏

Well done mate, it’s not a lump it’s a beautiful fish of a lifetime indeed.

Lovely 3Lb lump liked before I watched. I would love to see one from the Suffolk Stour!

Fantastic Ian a fish of a lifetime 👏

Made up for you man after my own heart no better fishing than that 3lb roach on the float from the natural beauty of the river fabulous. They can keep their 40lb carp from the stock lake at 9 raps 200 nights with all the bolt rigs and electronics

Excellent.. well done that man! That really is a fish of a lifetime 👍

What a special moment,well done

superb fish of a lifetime (the smaller one would be for me!!), and excellent vid too, this will probably be the best roach vid ever posted. well done Ian!

Beautiful fish well done Ian that’s truly a fish of a lifetime

What a quality Roach Ian, very nice

Great looking fish !

A great big roach, fantastic well done, 😊

Amazing fish Ian,well done,let's see 1 from the suffolk stour now!

Proper fishing Ian - top man 👍🎣

That was almost a modern Mr Crabtree episode! Superb secluded stretch of river that. Once we had hundreds of miles of this........

Brilliant as you say a fgish of a life time, well done

Amazing fish 👍

Well all that hard work paid off Ian,fabulous roach,and caught on the stick float,truly magic mate,Great viewing.👍

Stunning brace of fish, well done

Very nice fish.

Superb! I’m up in Fordingbridge so not a long way away 🙏🙌🏻

Beautiful fish... The jewel in the crown of any dyed in the wool river angler. Top angling.

Can’t wait every year for winter roach . Simply most beautiful fish ❤ 3lb barrier is yet to be crossed for me but I’m sure it will happen one day. Gonna try Avon next March . Great video buddy 👏🏻

Well done sir a very impressive catch river fishing is so skilled what a roach kind regards Mr D

Absolutely made up for you , great fish of a lifetime and on a Cadence rod as well - result

Beautifully shot video as well:)

Very well done 👍

Congratulations

Congratulations that is massive 😃🐬🐬

Quality 👍 congratulations 👏

Top fish , well done chap.

Fantastic .. it doesn't get much better than that .. 👍

What a session and could see you shaking !!! Well deserved and just amazing ,….. well done 👍🏽 😀🎣

Blimey,what a fish !!

Super fish mate Thats our local Avon for you! :-)

Amazing roach, congratulations.

I’m a sea fisher myself, but just found your channel. Some lovely footage and what a cracking fish 👍. Good luck with your channel 🐟🎣

A fish of a life time Ian that you will cherish your whole life congrats buddy

Lovely roach there's something special about fishing natural waters

Lovely, and genuine fear when you first see the fish, you went quiet 🤐 you knew it was a fish to be worshipped. Fantastic brace shame they are not in our local water in Suffolk. Great video hope to catch you on the stour one day.

Wow a lump indeed and a well deserved catch after all the work you put in to catch it well done matey 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Epic catch, I wonder how long that fish has been in the river, the odd's of catching a super fish, right place right time, well done.

Well done ian.Amazing roach just wow. Catch up with you at nayland soon. 😃😃👍👍

Bloody lovely

What a Fish 🤩

Awesome 👏 Congratulations 🎣 Subscribed 👍

yes Ian that's a fish of a life time, roach like that are as rare as rocking horse poo, very well done🏆

Here in Houston, Tx. I am thinking about starting a channel and making some simple carp and buffalo fishing videos. Nice camera angle, nice commentary, great fish!!! Thanks!!

Fantastic fish of a lifetime,, took me 25 years to get a 2lb plus up in lancashire , But thats just bonkers. 👍

Well done

Superb mate and so well deserved, you will have to give me some coaching next time you're down.

Stunned mullet. 😉

Half your luck to fish the Avon . Caught a couple of 2 pounders pole fishing with my grandad on the river lea in Ware but he wouldn't let me tell anyone. Great days back in the 60s 👍

that's a cracking roach that mg congratulations well done m8 tight lines

Excellent video of a masterclass in roach fishing.Well done and thanks for sharing with us. I'm thinking of getting the 16' Cadence myself is the rod the No.1 or No.2?

Well done. Better than a 20lb carp or a 10lb Barbel by a country mile. 👏👏Bravo.

Fantastic !! Never caught a sizeable Roach before, I'd Love to have caught that one :O)

What's fishing dreams are made of Wicked 😍