With temperatures starting to cool, two-times Drennan Cup winner Dai Gribble recently turned to the bream of Staffordshire’s Cop Mere. There aren’t many in the 42-acre water, but on his first session he landed one of the biggest ever caught from the venue in the shape of this 16lb 4oz… Read more
Over recent weeks, Nigel Kennard has been targeting the barbel of the Hampshire Avon, and after spending time baiting a few swims, he was rewarded with this stunning 18lb 1oz fish. On the way to work most nights, he’s dropped a bit of bait into three swims, and on sessions… Read more
After receiving a string of full-blooded runs that resulted in missed strikes, a tweak to his rigs resulted in this 7lb 3oz eel for Cambridgeshire specimen angler Paul Elt. Fishing a stillwater in his home county, Paul originally planned to target the big bream that inhabit it. He kicked off… Read more
The River Rother in South Yorkshire isn’t one of Britain’s most famous barbel venues, but this season, one angler has enjoyed exceptional sport on the waterway. Steve May, who lives 10 minutes from the intimate venue, smashed the river record with a 14lb 8oz fish, which he backed up with… Read more
Andy Davies is predominantly a lure angler, targeting pike and zander, but this summer he’s focussed on the barbel of the lower Severn, with spectacular results. His best fish so far is this superb 17lb barbel, which he backed up with others of 15lb 4oz, 14lb 1oz, and 10lb 10oz…. Read more
This season, with his local Hampshire Avon out of sorts, two-time Drennan Cup champ Simon Daley decided to target barbel on the River Lea instead. It’s a venue he’s fished for the chub in the past, but with its exceptional barbel form last season, he decided it was time to… Read more
