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

One of the biggest barbel ever landed from the River Severn has just been banked, after Tom Wood slipped the net under this magnificent fish of 17lb 9oz. It came from the lower river, a place that Tom has fished hard over the past four years, he’s landed others to… Read more

The Hampshire Avon is regarded by some as the finest barbel river in the country, which makes this fish of 19lb 8oz one of the nation’s greatest angling prizes and its clear to see why when they look like this, absolutely stunning and a great photo to match! It was… Read more

In an era of high-tech baits, good old luncheon meat still seems as effective as ever, as Neale Woodward proved when he tempted this 17lb 2oz barbel. He was fishing the in-form stretch of the River Lea at King’s Weir, where targeted a spot close to his own bank. Presenting… Read more

The River Lea continues to deliver on the big-fish front, after Paul Coopley slipped the net under this specimen of 18lb 2oz. He was fishing at King’s Weir as part of the Christophe Pelhate memorial weekend, when he headed to peg 4 on the house bank. After locating a patch… Read more

It’s not taken long for King’s Weir fishery on the River Lea to rediscover last season’s form, after Gary Newland landed this 18lb 2oz barbel. With warm weather and heavy rain falling, he knew a big fish was on the cards. After heading to the weirpool and introducing a large… Read more