Neil Wayte managed his first session on the Thames at the end of the season due to flooding but made up for lost time in spectacular fashion with a 7lb 12oz chub and this 17lb 2oz barbel. With the river only just receding Neil had to wade down the footpath… Read more

Just a few weeks after landing a 23lb barbel – the biggest ever reported on British shores, Nathan Buckingham returned to the Lea and landed this fish of 20lb 1oz, plus another of 15lb! He started the day in the same swim he caught the record from, and, after casting… Read more

This season, two-times Drennan Cup winer Simon Daley has been on a bit of a big-barbel mission. Having landed huge fish from the Lea, Hampshire Avon and Itchen, he decided to try for them on a stretch of the Dorset Stour at the end of the season. With the river… Read more

During a social session at Kings Weir on the River Lea last month, Pedro Santos caught the fish of a lifetime in the shape of this 20lb 15oz barbel. After baiting a spot with hemp, he fished a garlic pellet hookbaits over the top. Having to regularly recast due to… Read more

Over the past few months, Gary Wright has found the Dorset Stour to be near impossible to fish, due to constant flooding. But, as the season drew in, it’s levels had started to drop, which, combined with a rise in water temperature, gave him a chance of a barbel. Arriving… Read more

On a trip to a flooded River Thames, Lee Tebble had a session to remember in which he landed not only a PB barbel of 17lb 3oz, but also a second fish of 14lb 10oz. With flood warning in place, Lee headed for a swim where he knew he could… Read more