It didn’t take long before the rod slammed round, and he was into a powerful fish. There are few better ways to use your holiday than going fishing, but it’s even better when you land a special fish whilst doing so, such as this stunning 17lb 5oz barbel with an… Read more

“My centre pin burst into life!!” Mark Woodage recently headed over to a stretch of the iconic Hampshire Avon with his very good friend Martin Taylor in search of barbel and was rewarded for his efforts with this lovely 17lb 11oz specimen. He told us “It was a miserable day,… Read more

“The fish of a lifetime” Barbel are a fish that’s always interested Chelmsford angler, Jon Hall, and on only his third trip for them, he landed this 17lb 8oz fish from the River Lea. Using his watercraft skills, Jon walked the stretch and fed a few pellets in swims he… Read more

“The fish was in battle for 20 minuets” The River Trent has been in great form this season, throwing up big barbel after big barbel. Species enthusiast, Craig Gregson was the latest to enjoy what this immense river has to offer, landing this 18lb 5oz fish on a meat hookbait…. Read more

“When the rod hammered over, it frightened the life out of me” There are few barbel anglers on better form than South Yorkshire specimen hunter, John Hunter, who has just landed this 18lb 9oz barbel from the Thames. It follows the capture of an 18lb 5oz fish from the Kennet… Read more

“Ben realised he had caught the barbel that holds the current Hampshire Avon record” This long, lean, Hampshire Avon barbel sent the centrepin reel of Bournemouth angler, Ben Fairweather, into meltdown just as he was about to pack up. On his second after work session in the space of a… Read more