“I struck into what felt like a bream” During a social session on the tidal Trent, Worksop angler Matthew Ball landed this immense 7lb 15oz chub, smashing his PB by some distance. After enjoying a BBQ and lots of laughs with a few friends, Matthew headed back to his peg… Read more
“After realising it was a grayling, his season was ‘made already” The River Dove produced this fantastic 3lb grayling for species enthusiast Lee Mitchell, who was left shaking after landing it. Legering with maggot, using a single swan shot that bounced around the swim, Lee was loose feeding a few… Read more
“He was given the fight of his life, with his powerful barbel rod bent double” A 200-mile trip down the motorway to the River Kennet from his home in South Yorkshire was well worthwhile for barbel fanatic John Harrison after landing this almighty 18lb 5oz fish. Fishing with his friend… Read more
“Truly the fish of a lifetime and one I’ll never forget” Faced with a 24-hour session on a very low and clear River Trent, David Ramskill picked a deep, pacey, and snaggy swim just downstream from a weir. His swim choice paid off handsomely with two quick barbel of 10lb… Read more
“I’ve fished this river many times and I think this might just be the fish of a lifetime” An after-work evening session on the Warwickshire Avon proved fruitful for Jason Astolfi, who caught this monster barbel.He had already caught a few chub that evening, when as he was just settling… Read more
A few weeks ago I finally got round to barbel fishing the mighty river Trent for the first time ever with my good friend Adam Reed. We had a couple of days planned, but wanted to spend the daylight hours sussing out likely areas via the boat and concentrate on… Read more
