After producing a new British Record barbel, the River Lea at Kings Weir has continued its blistering form, this time throwing up a 19lb 8oz barbel for Nathan Buckingham. It was caught from a swim that many anglers walk past, with no prior form for the species. Nathan had been… Read more

The barbel British Record has been blown out of the water by this 22lb 1oz specimen, landed by James Crosby from the River Lea at Kings Weir! It’s been an exceptional year for big fish, with several British Records already broken, however not many people would have believed that the… Read more

With day temperatures dropping, Garth Ethelston was unsure if it was worth going barbel fishing that evening.. But having seen that the moon phase was good, he decided to visit the Thames, and just five minutes after casting out managed a fish of 11lb 14oz. He recast and fed two… Read more

Ian Potts is no stranger to big barbel, with many specimen captures under his belt so you can picture his excitement when the scales went round to 18lb 10oz on a recent River Trent session which is also a new personal best! He told us “This season I’ve had some… Read more

After two weeks away fishing whilst on paternity leave, Dave Robinson made a late-night dash for the barbel rods and headed to King’s Weir on the River Lea, where he was rewarded with one of the stretch’s giants. Fishing a 12mm fishmeal boilie on a long fluorocarbon hooklink below a… Read more

After finishing work a little early, Sam Stewart shot to the Warwickshire Avon where he was rewarded with the fish of a lifetime in the shape of this 19lb barbel. Having found the Avon up slightly and carrying decent colour, he headed to a swim that he had in mind… Read more