Roach Fishing on the Hampshire Avon | Trevor Harrop | Above and Below the Surface

[@pauledmonds3249]

Unsung heroes, modest, gentle, wise. They resurrected the Roach on the Avon and have preserved it for generations to come. Evocative of my youth, calm in a mad world. Thanks.

[@LeighWinspear]

This video goes straight into my, cinematic angling playlist. I instantly felt connected to the fisherman , his story and his place. Well done Drennan. I want more......;)

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it

[@CapriceDA]

Please @DrennanInternational never stop making theese kind of movies! So relaxing to watch, and guys with this passion, absolutley lovley! Really warms your soul and makes you smile, thanks!

[@hikinguphigh]

Rip budgie. You done great things, and your legacy lives on, in the river Avon

[@beachamgroup2482]

Thank you very much. The true essence of angling. A day on the bank with him would be a lifetime experience.

[@johnathanryan2117]

Not fortunate enough to have access to a river approaching the quality of the southern ones, although round here the Irwell and Ribble are in easy reach. My favourite however are the tributaries of the Irwell that come through Bolton , Lancashire. At times they dont look much, indeed as recently as the 80s the rivers authority declared them ' dead' due to industry. The last 35 years have seen some superb efforts and i have several Roach, always my favourite...of a pound or more from them. On the face of it this may not seem like much, but for me it confirms an almost unbelievable transformation of the rivers and their environment, and the feeling of catching quality fish from these waters cannot be surpassed. One day i will treat myself to a spell down south on one of the classic Roach waters. Superb video, top man, beautifully made.

[@rogerminost6945]

I remember a wonderful catch of roach made half a mile upstream of Bicton when I was a young teenager some fifty years ago. So glad you have restored the river to its past fishing glories. A huge well done to Trev and Budgie.

[@ipfishing1466]

What a fantastic bloke you are Trevor getting the Hampshire Avon back to top river again, what a brilliant job you have done.

[@avonroach6862]

Aah, thank you. That's very kind. I didn't do it single handedly though, but was part of the duo with the amazing Budgie Price...

[@waynenippard5933]

Fantastic work by Trevor and Budgie. Have transformed the Avon back into a premier roach river once again 👏👏👏

[@djharpin79chip]

Absolutely fantastic what these chaps have achieved, they deserve every bit of praise coming their way, as anglers for generations to come will benefit from their amazing work . Brilliant.

[@gregalexander8196]

As an angler that fishes the Avon regularly,thank you Trevor and Budgie we are indebted to you !

[@gavingoldthorp4093]

What a beautiful piece of film!

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Ecthaelyon]

Yet another wonderful video. Thank you so much.

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the comment 😁

[@leedobson]

These two gents deserve knighthoods for their service to the nature of our country and angling, true heroes

[@avonroach6862]

Thank yo so much. What a lovely thing to say.

[@leedobson]

@@avonroach6862 Fully deserved, the true anglers of Britain hold you two in the highest esteem, thank you

[@jamesweber4938]

The first fish I ever caught was a small roach back in the early 60's in a lake in Stockport.

[@lastgooddeal]

Awesome ‼️ Inspired take for river fishing 👍👍👍 Make my day

[@echobay5040]

Magical video

[@GLK-London]

Wonderful video about a type of fishing pleasure many never experience nowdays.

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maggotdrowner2940]

Great work and we'll done with the project

[@avonroach6862]

Thank you very much.

[@tommos16]

What a fantastic video, and fantastic people. A credit to our sport, and a credit to their families. This for me encapsulates so well why we all do it. There is a magic, it transcends simply catching fish

[@simonrainsbury6571]

Spectacular film Drennan! A work of art! Trevor is truly poetic in the way he described trotting for roach you can really tell how much he loves this beautiful sport. Us fisherman will forever be indebt to Trevor & Budgie for the tremendous work they have done for fishing!

[@philmepham8320]

Wonderful film.

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@philbench7622]

Roach have always been my favourite also. ... I've never wanted to "specimen fish" for them. The exciting thrill for me is fishing casters, hemp or bread punch & seeing the float slide away, never knowing if it'll be another 6 ouncer or maybe a 1lb or even BIGGER redfin!! 😉

[@robertcourt8593]

I totally agree, my dream fish is a big roach but I want one to come along when I'm fishing on my terms. Not sat behind a pair of rods on alarms.

[@ClarkieBoy]

A superb film....in every aspect. Well done everyone

[@MassiveLib]

Trevor that experience you had as a child in Zen Buddhism is called Satori or in Japan Kensho. The falling away of you the observer and the object, in your case a Roach. I had it aged 26 with a Damselfly. The smell of Roach slime will always be the memory of childhood. I caught a 2 lb and 1 lb aged 9 on the river Eden in Kent. Magic halcyon day.

[@jamesatkinsfishing]

what a fantastic video Drennaninternational, absolutely brilliant, nice sound very very nice filming and very well presented by Trevor harrop, that don't half bring back some memories, thank you very much, 🎣

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.

[@nigelstannard7443]

A true angler....full stop!!😊👍

[@philbench7622]

PS..... The biggest mistake I made (for 10+ years) was never having enough faith in Hemp to seriously use it as hook bait. ... "Yeh" I used it as feed in conjunction with casters for years. Then one day on the Grand Union it "clicked" on a stretch that a knew intimately for 10+ years!. I'd had many many brilliant nets of roach there on caster = .... I was absolutely taken back and suffered with MENTAL SHOCK!! 😨 .... I had the best roach fishing session ever! I caught several roach of a size (1 and a half pounds) that I didn't know existed in there!! I'd never had them that big from that location, even on the "roach favourite" caster 😨!! .... I was deeply affected by being brought down to earth, previously thinking that I was "an expert" 😨 ..... lol 😉

[@philbench7622]

@@thezanzibarbarian5729 I'm originally from Warwickshire (a village nr Leamington Spa, so I know the Avon quite well. Where did you fish?? There's some kloncking Chub & Roach in there 😨!! And also in the Leam tributary (eg) nr Offchurch. If you saw the Leam at Offchurch, you wouldn't give it a 2nd look. It looks tiny & only good for kids minnow fishing 😉. But, if you walk downstream, the Leam meanders, widens & deepens, with some gorgeous looking "feature" pools on the bends .... one evening, I bagged-up on caster caught chub, including 4 that all weighed 5lb 2oz exactly (I weighed each of them). How freaky is that 😨? And there's BIGGER ones in there too! 😉. I agree = cheese is an awesome Chub bait!! ... cheese and a huge lobworm are the only baits I know where you don't need to loose feed for success. .. I massage 1 part Stilton + 2 parts Strong Cheddar together, and mould a grape size (or bigger) around a size 4 hook 😨 I don't worry about the hook point showing. The hook is totally hidden in the cheese.... when a Chub takes it, there's no messing about = it takes it confidently, and the hook flies out of the cheese when you strike!! .... Roach love "smelly cheese" also. Many a big open match has been won on canals, by a guy using it in conjunction with bread punch tactics. .. I'll probably get lynched for divulging that "secret" 😉 lol

[@sandraelliston7020]

remember fishing ibsley with Dave Swallow. Last knockings watching massive Roach rolling

[@ianchappytube]

Just sublime! Wonderful filming, highly articulate narration, sumptuous environment all combine to capture what angling is all about.

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@michaelwindow2544]

Nice one Trevor _ Great filming and commentary. Best wishes for the new year to both you and Budgie

[@lukedavis7967]

Loved that!

[@avonroach6862]

So glad you enjoyed it.

[@stevesnailfish]

Oooh, what a nice video....I had 15 or so today up to only 8oz....They are beautiful......red fins.....Stunning.

[@ToffeenoseToffee]

Awesome story 👌👍

[@WolfmanWoody]

Absolutely loving it!

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@miroslavjovanovic4031]

wonderful video, greetings from Serbia

[@newsmonger77]

Great little film and stunning photography. Makes me want to go fishing!

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it Thanks

[@sherbitdab4767]

Love the music and the video absolutely brilliant thank you Where do you get those black float bands are the cut down pole elastic?

[@dface6447]

great passion Trevor + i’m also an advocate of leaving the maggots open for the odd small bird🙂🙂

[@paulgregory2601]

Brilliant stuff, magical 👍,well done 👍

[@thunderinthenight13]

Stunning

[@26Tackle.reviews]

the power of fishing all there in this video!

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thank you!

[@filipvydra1387]

Beautiful...just beautiful :)

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thank you very much!

[@TerryMatthews1]

Brilliant video in all aspects. My favourite species ever without doubt. Thankyou for sharing. :-)

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching

[@johnthompson9171]

just amazing video, truly loved it

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ReggieChas]

Beautiful video. Great rod, disappointingly the middle section on my 14' Acolyte Plus section snapped in half for no apparent reason after a couple of years, first rod I have ever had break on me. Had to buy a new section, back to being the great rod it was - for many more years hopefully.

[@robertsnell5367]

Wonderful!

[@robertcourt8593]

It's incredible what these 2 men have achieved on a river like the avon, yet the angling bodies that receive millions of pounds in licence fees and memberships aren't able to do even a fraction of what they have for anglers.

[@Twitcher999]

What a fantastic video ❤️❤️❤️

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@ianmiller1879]

lovely video, be nice to know where on the medway you started as i too started their at teston and yalding, great times 40 years ago

[@avonroach6862]

The place I refer to in the film was Tonbridge recreation ground, just up from the car park. Probably all built on now. We did fish Teston and Yalding as well, but not as often. I’ve not been back for decades.

[@alexiasimmons1]

Excellent. Superbly filmed

[@pauldouglas9658]

Thank you for sharing your life long addiction with us. A real quality production. Your enthusiasm shines through. Your use of language to describe the glass like surface of the water and the red marble like tip of the float are sublime. Your friend in the mobility chair has a fine cap badge that I recognise. The Old Kingfisher guild of which I am also a member. . What did he catch to earn that ?

[@avonroach6862]

Thank you, Paul. That’s very kind. I’m not sure about the badge, but will ask Budgie when I speak to him next.

[@pauldouglas9658]

@@avonroach6862 It was presented to the under sixteen readers of the Angling Times for the best catch of the week. Bit like the Drennan Cup for kids.

[@leejaynes5918]

Lovely filming i love the Hampshire Avon i fished thousands of times over last 60 yrs with another great man Joe Harrop not sure if any connection to you Trevor? Kind regards Lee

[@avonroach6862]

No connection with Joe Harrop, although I used to joke about if I got a pound for every time I was asked that. I then asked Joe, the first time I met him, if he had any connection with Trevor Harrop and he replied… Who? We became good friends.

[@philbench7622]

That's a proper cheeky male Chaffinch, nicking your maggots Trevor! But, isn't that what makes fishing magical 😉? You have difficulty explaining your love of Roach fishing? Here's my explanation of my love .... = Roach are smart finicky. They'll not touch your hook bait (except the silly tiddlers) if you're fishing crudely, or not feeding correctly.... They're not "easy" like those silly F1 carp & other narna fish, in overstocked commercial "ponds", where catching a 100lb netfull is about exciting & rewarding as watching Eastenders on TV 😨. That's why one 2lb Roach on the river, or natural lake/canal, is worth more than five 20lb + carp nowadays 😉 ❤

[@mgproryh]

roach arent my go to fish, but at the end of the day a small hook with maggots on a river packed with fish, you just cant beat it. You litterally never know what youl catch next. Its by far the best way to fish. Dont get me wrong I love the fight of a carp, I like method feeding on a commercial now and again but its just something else catching those "wild" fish. Even if you see a pike chasing in your silver, the rush is just something else.

[@michaelgreen7709]

where can i fish you 2 legends,i am done with the royalty ..i need roach fishing

[@tomwinterfishing9065]

Magic owl😄

[@michaelgreen7709]

ive had birds eating my mags too

[@dannymarquiss8016]

The colnes desolate for fish nowadays any chance can get that back to normal?

[@avonroach6862]

I know there are folks trying. If they adopt similar practices as we did, I’m sure a difference can be made. We faced the same when we started the Avon Roach Project.

[@dannymarquiss8016]

@@avonroach6862 how can I get involved seems a worthy cause as the colnes lost 80% of its fish stocks in 20 years cormorant predation a tonne of mink and the occasional otter.. its over if nothing is done.

[@avonroach6862]

@@dannymarquiss8016 I'd suggest googling it as I'm not sure of details. I know one man named Tony Booker is a lead player in one of the organisations.

[@brigittehecq2367]

sous-titre français bienvenu ? ??👎

[@avonroach6862]

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