Oxford and District open match fished by 40 anglers on the River Thames on Medley, Channel and Folly. The river is still very low and clear with very little flow, but it still produced good weights in a tight match with some perch showing on Medley. 1st: Gary Pook (Daiwa… Read more
A simple leger rig with a big chunk of meat is all Ray Kent needed to tempt this huge 16lb River Lea barbel. The Barbel Society, Records Officer, bagged the prize fish after waiting three hours without a bite on the legendary day-ticket fishery, Kings Weir. Fishing a centerpin reel… Read more
A rainstorm of monsoon proportions failed to deter Adam Perna when he slipped the net under this personal best 15lb 15oz barbel. The Blakes Baits sponsored, Oxfordshire angler fished a night session on a Southern waterway where he tempted his prize during a storm at 3 am using a Blakes 18mm… Read more
The River Trent’s seemingly endless stream of huge barbel continues this week with the capture of this superb 16lb 10oz specimen. A home-made boilie was a winner for barbel fishing fanatic Andy Oxley, from Rotherham, when he fished a lower tidal reach of the ever-popular waterway. It was a single… Read more
The first round of the Angling Trust Oxford Winter League was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Thames at Child Beale. The River Thames is still very clear with little flow but despite that, it produced some good weights and a very tight finish on the team front. 1st:… Read more
Ian Taylor and Andy Bailey tied on points after 5 days in the Drennan Autumn Festival at Messingham Sands. After adding up the weights, both anglers were still very close, each having caught over 500lbs of fish during the course of the week. The £1,200 first prize went to Ian… Read more
