Some rivers hold one big fish that gets caught more often than it probably should, and that’s been the case on the Warwickshire Avon over recent seasons, where one very large barbel has hit the bank on multiple occasions.. But there are other very large fish in the venue, as… Read more
It’s fair to say that the Thames is one of Britain’s premier barbel rivers, and anglers travel from far and wide to fish it.. One man who made a long journey to the venue towards the end of the season was Chris Mutton. Travelling from his home in North Wales,… Read more
A change of stretch proved productive for Alan Ibbotson, who landed this 18lb 4oz lovely barbel from the River Trent at the back end of the season. He headed to an area he knows has good form for the species and, just 10 minutes after starting, had landed a low… Read more
Most anglers are happy if they beat a PB once every few seasons, so imagine how Dorset angler George Cornwell feels after landing this.. ..17lb 12oz barbel at the end of the season, his third PB for the season! It was caught from the Hampshire Avon on a boilie hookbait… Read more
A cheesy garlic pellet was all it took to tempt one of the biggest barbel reported this season, after Jamie Dipple landed this 19lb 8oz fish from the River Lea. The Cheshunt angler was fishing with his dad and has caught plenty of barbel from the Wye in the past…. Read more
“If you’ve got a tactic, you have faith in, as I do in the maggot feeder, don’t be afraid to give something else a go..” Phil Buckingham is no stranger to the Kings Weir on the River Lea, but nothing quite prepared him for what was about to unfold. He… Read more
