2.30-5pm

On the web you can find stories of amazing roach sessions with hemp and tares four or five years ago on the Thames near Oxford. I tried a few times last summer with limited success, but thought I'd have another go on a different stretch. I fed hemp, and alternated tares and caster as hook bait, a six foot deep swim only a rod length or two out.

About 20 roach up to half a pound. An enjoyable session, but I never really got them going. My aim is to find some roach around the pound. I will have a go at dusk, but I find it hard to see the float when the light is low, so I may need to ledger.