“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

A two-hour drive from Middlesbrough to the prolific Collingham Weir on the River Trent resulted in this immense barbel for James Butler, weighing 17lb exactly . James told us “The fish came on just my second session for barbel, and only succumbed to the net after a lengthy battle. It… Read more

I was in total shock when scales steadied at 17.10 new lower Trent tidal PB for me!! Darren Wilson has been having a few set backs on recent sessions on the Lower Trent, these include getting plagued by mitten crab & small bream but on his last session he was… Read more

“I struck into the most powerful barbel ive hooked to date..” Terrence Rowley recently caught this impressive 17lb barbel from the island at Gunthorple on the River Trent and backed up this fish with a further 5 doubles ranging from 10lb 2oz to 11lb 11oz in the same session. Terrance… Read more