Stephane Van Langenberg has broken the venue record at Kings Weir with this impressive 17lb 3oz which is also a new personal best! He told us “It would seem that Kings Weir Fishery holds a queen! With various anglers packing up on the far bank, I couldn’t help but think… Read more

“My goal was to try and beat my old PB of 11lb, and boy did I do it..” Dave Steptoe recently visited Gunthorple Island on the River Trent for a 2 day session in hope of breaking an old pb of his which stood at 11lb. Well Dave didn’t just… Read more

Homemade boilies proved to be the recipe for success for Simon Daley as he landed this stunning 16lb 3oz barbel. Simon told us “As autumn’s approached, I’ve decided to fish a new area of the Hamps Avon for me in hope of a few decent double figure barbel. I concentrated… Read more

“Just before 5pm my rod arched over and I struck into a fish which I knew was massive from the off..” Cornwall based Andy Hadfield has to travel a considerable distance if he wishes to do any barbel fishing, but having a camper van makes it a fun experience when… Read more

The River Loddon has dropped off some barbel angler’s radar over recent years, as larger rivers such as the Trent and Thames are in such good form. But it still holds some fantastic fish, including this 15lb 4oz specimen landed by specimen angler Liam Raphael. Liam used boilie tactics to… Read more

Alot of our rivers are much busier than normal with various water users, but this didn’t put Kelvin Sherman off as he landed himself this lovely 15lb 3oz River Thames Barbel. Kelvin told us “I arrived at a stretch of the River Thames in Oxfordshire’s around 5pm, I then spent… Read more