As the dust settled on the river season, one angler came forward with news of a spell of fishing for the history books, in which he landed two barbel for a combined weight of 43lb! Epping angler Carl Twaites has spent many years targeting the species, travelling all over the… Read more

At the end of the season, Liam Willis booked the last week of work off and travelled to the Trent at Gunthorpe. Settling in an area he’s had big barbel from in the past, with the river dropping, he introduced hemp, pellets and boilies, and topped up every eight hours… Read more

The season ended with a moment of history on one of Britain’s most famous fishing rivers, as a huge 20lb 3oz barbel was landed from the Severn. The Midlands river has long been synonymous with the species, although it’s fair to say that, in terms of the giant-fish scene, other… Read more

Having driven three hours to the river Trent from his home in Surrey, Brian Charles was on the brink of a blank after a two-night session towards the end of the river season. But just as he was packing up, his rod hammered over and he landed this barbel of… Read more

Over the last few months, Tom Hughes has been in search of a ‘proper’ zander. After plenty of blanks a few dropped takes, he finally caught the fish he was after in the shape of this 15lb 10oz specimen. Fishing the Great Ouse at Ten Mile Bank just before the… Read more

Since the turn of the year, Stephen Hall has endured eight weeks of blanks in tricky conditions, but when he arrived for a session on the Trent at the end of the season, he was pleased to see the river dropping. Working his way through treacherous mud on the bank,… Read more