One of the biggest barbel from the Great River Ouse in recent times has topped an impressive list of specimens for big fish fishing ace Tony Gibson. The Chairman of the Northampton Specimen Group emphasised the importance of keeping mobile when a handful of the short evening session on the… Read more
Paste-wrapped boilies have accounted for their fair share of big barbel this season and it was this combination that Matthew Fernandez used to land a fish he won’t forget in a hurry. Fishing a low-stocked and difficult river in the south, the Southampton-based specialist wrapped a Dynamite Baits Source boilie… Read more
Dave Brice was celebrating after he banked a fish-of-a-lifetime in the shape of this pristine 2lb 13oz roach. The 52-year-old from Coventry set himself the challenge of breaking the 2lb barrier this winter and exceeded his expectations with the huge fish, which turned up during a session at a gravel… Read more
Another angler to smash his personal best was Darrel Hughes during a visit to the Hampshire Avon. He banked one fish and it also topped the scales at 16lb 8oz and was fooled with a paste-wrapped boilie that was coupled with a stringer of free offerings and in a swim… Read more
Paul Rogers had three bites on the famous Kings Weir Fishery on the River Lea and landed a trio of barbel for 40lb 13oz. The Reading-based angler hadn’t visited the venue for 44 years but was rewarded with a session he will never forget that featured fish weighing 16lb 8oz,… Read more
There’s no better bait to catch a big river roach than a piece of bread flake and this was proved by Andy Childs when he banked a brace of impressive specimens. The fish topped the scales at 2lb 4oz and 2lb 1oz, which were caught by the Colchester-based specialist when… Read more
