Roach Pole Blogs

The Roach Poles Featured in Classic Angling – Now at Thomas Turner

The September 2026 issue of Classic Angling features a fascinating look at one of the [...]

Rare Rods – Something a Little Special at TT

We love modern fishing rods at Thomas Turner. Modern materials and technology have given us [...]

The London Roach Pole – A Forgotten Piece of Angling History

Long before carbon fibre poles became a familiar sight on match waters, anglers relied on [...]

Passion For… ‘Poles Apart: The History of the London Roach Pole’ by Michael Nadell

Poles Apart is published by Coch-y-Bonddu Books, and hit our shelves back in 2013. In [...]