Oli Davies is more commonly seen in the carp fishing circles but does branch out in to the specialist side of things and has certainly had a red letter spell recently. The videographer is well-known in carp fishing but has just become the envy of many coarse anglers nationwide, having… Read more

Koi Croydon has been in fine form recently, banking himself an 8lb 2oz chub and now landing this lovely 17lb barbel. Popping into his local shop to pick up several pints of maggot, Koi opted for regular casting with a Gripmesh feeder, packed with sticky mag on a low and… Read more

Following on from his epic 33lb pike, James Champkin has continued his run of big-fish form this season with this 17lb 14oz River Lea barbel. The Milton Keynes rod was on the river as it dropped after recent floods, with it still carrying extra water and colour. He targeted a… Read more

Rutland based angler Phil Brown made the most of floodwater on the River Nene recently, landing this exceptional 16lb 4oz fish from the venue. Fishing a short afternoon session, Phil opted for a luncheon meat hookbait on a size 5 wide gape hook and had a few sharp taps on… Read more

Leicester based angler Lee McManus has continued his terrific run of form this season with this 17lb 14oz barbel from the River Trent. It’s his PB, and was part of a red-letter session, where he landed others of 15lb, 14lb 1oz, 10lb 11oz, and an eight-pounder. Lee opted to keep… Read more

Chalk steams are famed for their crystal-clear water, but James Champkin made the most of one when flooded and heavily coloured to tempt three huge barbel over two sessions. On his first trip, he managed fish of 16lb 12oz and 15lb 12oz, but he went one better on his second… Read more