“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

“sure enough the rod bent over and Ella was once again playing a powerful fish..“ Ella Mae Beckett certainly had a session to remember when she banked this lovely 16lb 5oz barbel from the River Dearne in South Yorkshire. Along with her father Steven, the pair have been on a… Read more

“After a strong 30 minute battle in the dark she was mine!“ Adam Bassimeh has fallen victim to the signal crayfish on several occasions, whittling down his hookbaits to a crumb before a barbel has a chance to find it but a slight change has helped him catch the ‘greatest… Read more

“I could tell it was something big..“ An annual trip to the River Trent’s prolific Collingham Weir paid off in style for Neil Watson after he landed this 17lb 2oz barbel, a new personal best by 18oz! Neil told us “after a hectic 72 hour session the previous year, where… Read more

“We were sitting down having a chat when a huge fish took the bait..“ Ian Wynter hadn’t been fishing much last due to many health issues, but instead of fishing, he spent the time visiting various reaches of the River Thames and planning his trips for the year ahead. Ian… Read more

“After a tense 25-minute fight the barbel surfaced..” Around a week before the river season started James Helder baited under a bridge on a local stretch of a southern river with a mixture of pellets, luncheon meat cubes and various other baits from previous trips. James told us “On June… Read more