We have still have had a fairly mild winter and last month should have been good for the roach. This month continues to be fairly good for roach but, CHUB are very much first choice In fact from now until the end of the season (next month) they may be the best species to go for. I have found they tend to shoal up in deeper water on some rivers at this time of year and then disperse back up rivers in the summer. These shoals can be quite large and the fish seem keen to feed. Deep water round bridges or deep glides are places to try. I think this may apply on smaller rivers in the main but, some research on your local rivers may be worth doing.

        ROACH are still the second best species overall and still a good chance of a specimen but, CARP are well worth considering as well. They actually score quite highly from past records for February and the 1st quarter moon phase so, worth thinking about especially if the water temperatures and the weather conditions are right, worth a go.