On a recent session, Keith Woods landed his best barbel yet, weighing 17lb 8oz from the ever-popular Kings Weir. He told us “I struggle to sit all day and wait it out for one bite from a specimen though – I like to target everything that’s in there. Alongside the… Read more

Adrian Eves had planned one last bream session of the year, but heavy rains resulted in his target lake flooding. Undecided on what to do, whilst walking the dog he was hit with a strong feeling to fish a particular swim on the Hampshire Avon. He was soon on his… Read more

Having found the River Lea running with extra water and colour, Dave Robinson headed for a shallow area and was rewarded with this exceptional 17lb 4oz barbel. He only had a few hours to fish, having arrived at the Kings Weir stretch at 9pm. But just 20 minutes after casting… Read more

A rising river and ideal weather proved the perfect storm for Craig Smithson on a trip to the Hampshire Avon, where the river gave up one of its finest prizes in the shape of this 19lb 12oz barbel. Fishing an evening session, Craig targeted a small gravel spot amongst streamer… Read more

The benchmark for a truly big barbel is higher than ever, particularly on the River Trent, but nobody could deny that specimens over 18lb are the fish of a lifetime.   Liam Willis landed a fish of such size on a recent session, slipping the net under one of 18lb… Read more

This colossal barbel weighing 20lb 2oz has sent the angling world into meltdown, with the fish just 1lb off the current British best. It was landed by Ian Green from the River Trent, with the fish comfortably the biggest reported this season. It caps a remarkable week for the species,… Read more