This record fish pushes the Wye one step closer to competing with the likes of the River Trent, which this week continued its fine form with multiple large specimen whiskers reported. Topping the lot was a 16lb 4oz fish caught by Lincoln based specimen hunter Christopher Mendelsohn from the middle… Read more

A large banded halibut pellet proved too irresistible for this chunky 17lb 5oz specimen to refuse. It was banked by barbel fanatic Michael Coke who made use of rising river levels on a stretch near Newark to grab a few hours fishing. A cage feeder loaded with dampened groundbait, micro… Read more

The same fish for Ian Potts at 16lb 13oz and then only two days later at 17lb 1oz! Macclesfield based angler Ian Potts couldn’t believe his luck when he banked a new personal best barbel at 16lb 13oz, to only go and catch it again two days later at 17lb… Read more

The biggest recorded barbel from the river Trent this year was banked by Carl Salisbury after an epic battle. The river Trent’s barbel sport has shown no sign of slowing down as proven by a number of big-fish catches – topped by this exquisite 16lb 12oz specimen. The fine barbel… Read more

3 Foot Twitch & NxtGen Baits boss Richard Easom caught this colossal 16lb 3oz barbel from a stretch of the middle Trent. Fishing just 12ft from the bank the 39-year-old was standing next to his rods in the hours of darkness, when one of them sprung to life with the… Read more

Tackle shop owner Paul Nixon finds a giant feeding a gallon of maggots and hemp! One of the biggest barbel of the season has been landed at a colossal 16lb 2oz, from a stretch of the Warwickshire Avon in Bedworth. The impressive specimen fell to ‘Hooked on Carp’ Tackle Shop owner… Read more