The River Loddon has dropped off some barbel angler’s radar over recent years, as larger rivers such as the Trent and Thames are in such good form. But it still holds some fantastic fish, including this 15lb 4oz specimen landed by specimen angler Liam Raphael. Liam used boilie tactics to… Read more
Alot of our rivers are much busier than normal with various water users, but this didn’t put Kelvin Sherman off as he landed himself this lovely 15lb 3oz River Thames Barbel. Kelvin told us “I arrived at a stretch of the River Thames in Oxfordshire’s around 5pm, I then spent… Read more
After a successful trip a few weeks ago, specimen-ace Julian Barnes returned to Surrey’s famous Johnsons Lake to target its monster crucians. Julian told us “After a quiet first day with northerly winds and dropping temperatures, I saw three fish roll through the mist of first light the next morning…. Read more
A two-hour drive from Middlesbrough to the prolific Collingham Weir on the River Trent resulted in this immense barbel for James Butler, weighing 17lb exactly . James told us “The fish came on just my second session for barbel, and only succumbed to the net after a lengthy battle. It… Read more
Tim Jackson decided to target a local 25 acre lake to him in Dorset which contains only maybe a dozen bream. Tim Jackson decided to target a local 25 acre lake to him in Dorset which contains only maybe a dozen bream. Tim told us “I scaled down my tactics… Read more
I was in total shock when scales steadied at 17.10 new lower Trent tidal PB for me!! Darren Wilson has been having a few set backs on recent sessions on the Lower Trent, these include getting plagued by mitten crab & small bream but on his last session he was… Read more
