When he was 13 years old, Rob Pocock landed his very first barbel – a fish of 9lb 8oz – from the Old River Lea. At the time, he could never have imagined landing one over 10lb bigger, but on a recent return to the venue he did just that… Read more
After arriving at dusk to a swollen River Thames, Dan Foster had barbel on his mind. He told us “I started off my pursuit in typical Thames style, fishing two rods with 3oz inline leads and boilie hookbaits with mesh bags of freebies attached. But, after a couple of hours… Read more
Over recent years, Leicestershire angler Jarrad Smith has spent a lot of time on a challenging stretch of the middle Trent, but his efforts have just been rewarded in spectacular style with this 19lb 8oz barbel. A river in full flood isn’t what many predator anglers want to see, but… Read more
Over recent years, Leicestershire angler Jarrad Smith has spent a lot of time on a challenging stretch of the middle Trent, but his efforts have just been rewarded in spectacular style with this 19lb 8oz barbel. A river in full flood isn’t what many predator anglers want to see, but… Read more
The canals of Britain aren’t known for producing record-shaking fish, but a zander just 15oz off the current UK best has just been landed from one such waterway. Mike Pisera landed this huge fish of 20lb 6oz on lure tactics during a recent trip, with the specimen the biggest ever… Read more
After catching a 13lb zander from the River Severn last year, Allan Pagett thought it’d take some serious beating. However, on a recent trip he blew that fish out the water with this huge 16lb 1oz specimen. He was fishing from a boat with his friend Alex and hadn’t caught… Read more
