After producing a new British Record barbel, the River Lea at Kings Weir has continued its blistering form, this time throwing up a 19lb 8oz barbel for Nathan Buckingham.
It was caught from a swim that many anglers walk past, with no prior form for the species. Nathan had been away in Yorkshire over the weekend and had taken the Monday off work to recover from the long drive, so spent the day fishing.
After starting in a well-trodden swim, he didn’t feel was right, Nathan dropped into the usually unfancied area. Shortly after casting out a luncheon meat hookbait, he was into the fish that smashes his previous PB of 18lb 2oz.
Well done Nathan!