Scott Dethick’s only bite of the session accounted for this superb 15lb 15oz barbel. It was a new personal best for the 26-year-old who targeted the far bank on his local river Trent with lead and boilie tactics. “I played the fish for around 15 minutes and I could tell… Read more

A claim has been made for the River Wye barbel record following the capture of a known monster weighing 14lb 12oz. Eclipsing the previous record by just three ounces, the large berttie was caught by Wye regular Kevin Clark, who weighed the fish accompanied by two witnesses. The fish in… Read more

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