“I was just thinking of packing up when the rod hammered round..” Darren Smith took advantage of a brief rise in temperatures on a local stretch the Hampshire Avon which resulted in this 16lb 10oz barbel for the specimen angler. “I arrived to find a swim which I had in… Read more
Heavy rain and strong winds are great conditions for barbel, and river-ace Simon Daley proved just why with the capture of this 17lb 3oz fish from the Hampshire Avon. Simon told us “I arrived to find both the river and water temperatures were rising so I introduced some bait before… Read more
“Perch are a species that I have had a love affair with for probably the past 8 years now and I’ve targeted them religiously for the last 6 winters..” Alfie Russel is no stranger to big fish but nothing could have quite prepared him for this 5lb 3oz specimen on… Read more
Gerrard O’Sullivan well and truly smashed his personal best with this 7lb 8oz chub! He told us “I had been targeting the River Lee in search of a decent barbel or chub and it couldn’t have gone any better. On only my second session I set up in a swim… Read more
“I struck in disbelief and thought I’d hooked into a barbel as this fish was incredibly heavy and powered towards my near bank..” Matt Hayes can normally be found targeting carp on the River Lea but due to covid laws, this has prevented him from night fishing so he decided… Read more
This 17lb 6oz barbel was definitely worth the wait for Andrew Hunter who had difficulty getting into a certain swim after he landed a 16lb 3oz specimen earlier in the year. He told us “Back in the Autumn I caught a 16lb 3oz barbel from the River Lea and every… Read more
