Many anglers fish for a lifetime without laying hands on a 16lb barbel, but on Lee Edmond-Hiett’s very first session for the species, he caught this fish of 16lb 8oz! It’s his first-ever barbel and was caught from the River Itchen, Southampton, on a cheesy garlic dumbbell. With the river… Read more
Over the past 3 years, Connor Bell has been targeting the big barbel in the River Dee and on a recent session, he did just that! Landing this lovely 15lb 4oz specimen. He told us “With the waterway running low and clear at the time, scaling down and being as… Read more
Last season, the River Lea produced a run of barbel catches for the history books, capped by a new British Record. Although it hasn’t hit quite the same heights yet this year, its inhabitants are certainly starting to stir, as Julian Barnes found on a recent session when he landed… Read more
After hearing of an in-form stretch of the Thames close to his home, Chris Fogg decided to pay the area a visit and landed this 7lb 8oz chub. It was the only fish he caught that session, but with it coming on his very first trip to the stretch, he… Read more
With temperatures starting to cool, two-times Drennan Cup winner Dai Gribble recently turned to the bream of Staffordshire’s Cop Mere. There aren’t many in the 42-acre water, but on his first session he landed one of the biggest ever caught from the venue in the shape of this 16lb 4oz… Read more
Over recent weeks, Nigel Kennard has been targeting the barbel of the Hampshire Avon, and after spending time baiting a few swims, he was rewarded with this stunning 18lb 1oz fish. On the way to work most nights, he’s dropped a bit of bait into three swims, and on sessions… Read more
