Thanks to top angler Gary Newman for this photo of his pair of Martin Bowler Specialist Barbel 12ft 1.75lb rods on the Wye in Herefordshire. Gary has caught lots of specimen barbel from a whole host of rivers including the Thames, Kennet & Colne etc – these being his current… Read more
Alan Scotthorne: No fish in the River Trent?
I was out recently practicing for a feature on the river Trent at Holme Marsh and was really surprised at just how many fish there were to catch for a river that is supposed to be in decline, catch it in the right conditions and it’s solid. Four hours’ feeder… Read more
Steve Russell’s Jawdropping Oxfordshire Tench Session!
Oxfordshire specimen hunter Steve Russell made a truly stupendous catch of gravel pit Tench at the end of June, topped by this 11lb 13oz beauty! After putting in a lot of effort through the Spring, everything came together for Steve during a 2 day session when he bagged the huge… Read more
Mark’s Cambridgeshire Tench & Bream Success
Thanks to Mark Simmonds for sending us photos of some of his tremendous Tench and Bream from this Spring/Summer from a Cambridgeshire stillwater! Mark struck gold as early as April when he landed Bream to 14lb 2oz and Tench to 10lb 3oz – winning a weekly Drennan Cup award in… Read more
Oliver Does It Again!
Young Oliver Jenkinson from Bedfordshire with his terrific new personal best Barbel, weighing 13lb 2oz, caught from one of his local rivers earlier this Summer! Ollie, who is 14, has been enjoying a truly prolific season and had already bagged a Barbel of 11lb 5oz last month to set a new best, but… Read more
Andrew Hawksley’s Float-Caught Welsh Barbel
Andrew Hawksley from Garry Evans Fishing Tackle in Cardiff, with a big Welsh Barbel caught whilst trotting! The barbel weighed 10lb 6oz and Andy landed it on 4.4lb (0.18mm) Drennan Floatfish line through to a size 16 Super Spade hook, baited with maggots. For full details on the famous Drennan… Read more