“My home in Kent is about 160 miles from the Trent so it takes me around three hours to travel there, but with the weather conditions absolutely perfect I just had to go” I could’ve fished a venue closer to home although I thought there was a better chance of a… Read more
“I’ve been fishing the same spot on my local River Dearne for the last three seasons and over the last 11 sessions I’ve blanked… “Me and a mate decided on a three-hour evening trip on this occasion and were just about to leave when my rod screamed off with this… Read more
It’s not often that fish are compared to large animals, but Roman Vann’s 17lb 12oz barbel was so big that it reminded him of a horse! Roman was ‘absolutely confident of a bite’ on the River Thames as it fined down after a flood, but few things could have prepared… Read more
The early morning frost had been sent into retreat by a blanket of low cloud pushing across the land in a southerly direction and duly lifting the temperature by a couple of degrees. I had witnessed the subtle change first hand sitting patiently by the lake with 3 rods cast… Read more
When it comes to barbel an 18lb fish is the holy grail, so you can imagine Robert Bown’s reaction when he landed this immense 18lb 9oz fish. After making the effort to fish a spot on the Trent further than his usual haunt, Robert was rewarded with the fish of… Read more
“IT was like a breeze block across the back and had pectoral fins as big as my hands!” – so said James Ufton who’s just landed the largest River Trent barbel of the season at 18lb 10oz. Like most anglers the Staffordshire-based barbel expert had his wife to thank for… Read more
