Paul Rogers had three bites on the famous Kings Weir Fishery on the River Lea and landed a trio of barbel for 40lb 13oz. The Reading-based angler hadn’t visited the venue for 44 years but was rewarded with a session he will never forget that featured fish weighing 16lb 8oz,… Read more
There’s no better bait to catch a big river roach than a piece of bread flake and this was proved by Andy Childs when he banked a brace of impressive specimens. The fish topped the scales at 2lb 4oz and 2lb 1oz, which were caught by the Colchester-based specialist when… Read more
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The fish would appear to have become acclimatised to the low temperatures now, as anglers found out in the latest round of the Drennan Silverfish League held on Swan Pond at Messingham Sands. Despite a heavy overnight frost, the average weight was over 20lb and most of the competitors had… Read more
The fifth round of the Angling Trust Oxford Winter League was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Kennet and Avon canal between Hungerford and Froxfield. With a gin clear canal and overnight frosts, there were fears that the canal would be very hard, but despite the conditions, it fished… Read more
In many situations, there is no point in overcomplicating rigs, but there is one key feature to my barbel rigs and that is the use of an anchor point. My go-to barbel rig for most conditions consists of a fluorocarbon hooklink attached to a Uni-Link Swivel and short section of… Read more
