After landing an 18lb 1oz Hampshire Avon barbel earlier this autumn, Nigel Kennard turned his attention to the Dorset Stour, where a sixteen-pounder was his aim. He’s just smashed that target, not once, but twice, in a single session! Fishing a stretch a short distance from his house, where he’s… Read more
Whilst trotted maggots are the default for many grayling anglers, there are other baits that can tempt the species, as David Pearson proved when he caught this fish of 3lb 2oz on bread! The specimen was landed during his first trip to Scotland this year, in which suddenly dropping temperatures… Read more
Having found the barbel fishing to be patchy on the Dorset Stour this year, local angler Mark Stocker instead turned his attention to the river’s chub, and has enjoyed a good season, capped by this recent 7lb 12oz specimen. It was caught during a short evening session from a swim… Read more
THE biggest barbel ever reported on British shores has been landed after Simon Baker slipped the net under this stunning Barbel of 22lb 3oz. The fish was caught from the River Lea, a venue that’s in form like nothing seen before on a UK river having produced numerous twenty-pound barbel… Read more
On a recent trip to the lower Thames, Sam Taylor and his friend Adam targeted perch with lures. They had caught little of size, but when they found a large shoal of small ‘wasps’, they decided to slowly work the lures around them in the hope that there may be… Read more
Although not pleasant to fish in, wet and wild conditions can stir the largest of fish into feeding, as Lee Tebble found when he landed this huge 8lb 4oz chub. Targeting the River Thames, Lee headed out in heavy rain to a tricky stretch, but one where, when you get… Read more
