Coarse fishing covers everything from a clear chalk stream roach to a specimen bream from a gravel pit. These are the UK’s most widely fished species outside of the carp and predator categories.
- Roach UK: Complete Species Guide
- Bream UK: Complete Species Guide
- Tench UK: Complete Species Guide
- Barbel UK: Complete Species Guide
- Dace UK: Complete Species Guide
- Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus): UK Species Guide
- Chub UK: Complete Species Guide
- Gudgeon UK: Complete Species Guide
- Minnow UK: Complete Species Guide
- Bleak UK: Complete Species Guide
- Silver Bream UK: Identification and Fishing Guide
- Ruffe UK: Complete Species Guide
- Ide and Golden Orfe (Leuciscus idus): UK Species Guide
Gear that fits this
Some options that match this approach, grouped by type.
Floats and terminal gear worth adding: Preston Innovations ICS Flighted Tail Rubbers, X-Change Bait Up Feeders-Medium 20g and X Safe Pellet Feeder-Small-24g.
On the baits side, Nutrabaits Trigga Carpet Feed 1kg, Sonubaits Super Crush Marine Green Groundbait 2KG and DNA Baits SLK 5kg Bundle + Mini Mix.
Reels: Maglev Reels-14000, Reel Twin Power XD FA-C3000 XG and Sienna FE Reel.
For rods, Red Range Float Fish Rods-12ft, Daiwa Match Black Widow Twin Tip Feeder Rod 12' -1.5lb and Horizon X Ultra Pro Pellet Waggler Rods-11ft-25g are all worth a look.