A cheesy garlic pellet was all it took to tempt one of the biggest barbel reported this season, after Jamie Dipple landed this 19lb 8oz fish from the River Lea. The Cheshunt angler was fishing with his dad and has caught plenty of barbel from the Wye in the past…. Read more
Anglers fishing from the bank at Chew also got in on the action towards the end of the season, with Shaun Dixon landing pike of 34lb 11oz and 38lb 11oz in two consecutive days. He told us “Chew is a long way from my home in Cumbria – five hours’… Read more
“If you’ve got a tactic, you have faith in, as I do in the maggot feeder, don’t be afraid to give something else a go..” Phil Buckingham is no stranger to the Kings Weir on the River Lea, but nothing quite prepared him for what was about to unfold. He… Read more
Without doubt, Chew has been the in-form pike fishery, with several huge pike being reported and David Gaskin is one of a few anglers who has got in on the action with this staggering 42lb 8oz predator, caught on a float fished herring deadbait. He told us “Conditions were rough,… Read more
Living near the Dorset Stour is the dream of many big fish anglers, and Gary Wright has certainly been making the most of his home in the area, landing this 18lb 3oz 8dr barbel. The famous Throop fisheries is just a few minutes’ bike ride from his door, although he’s… Read more
An epic drive from Kent to Gunthorpe Fishery on the River Trent paid off in fine style for Neal Rogers, with this specimen barbel of 19lb exactly. He was on a three-day session with his good friend Jason Craven and had the fish on a big bunch of maggots presented… Read more
