Alan Scotthorne – Enjoying the practice sessions I have spent the last couple of weeks away from the matches enjoying a few practice sessions on the River Tent at Burton Joyce and Barston lakes. I am really looking forward to the Riverfest final in a couple of weeks time and… Read more
Drennan’s Jack Griffiths has just returned from a 5 day festival at Brean Sands which is organised by a local tackle shop called Top Tackle – Oxford. The festival is split between 2 sections of 9 anglers each day, competing for not only a section win, but the all-important bragging… Read more
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
