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. Yet another barbel over the sensational twenty-pound mark has been landed from Kings Weir Fishery on the River Lea, after Nathan… Read more
Author: Richard Taylor
Brett Davies 4lb 9oz Perch
On Brett Davies’ first session to the River Thames this winter, he smashed his perch PB by 15oz with this stunning 4lb 9oz specimen. With the river pushing through, Brett methodically targeted slack water with a Ned-rigged creature bait. Four hours into the session, he made a long cast… Read more
Neale Woodward 3lb 1oz Grayling
Whilst fishing on the Dorset Frome in incredibly windy conditions, a tactical change produced this grayling of 3lb 1oz for Neale Woodward. He had planned to trot a float with maggots, but after being battered by wind so strong it tore branches from the trees around him, Neale reached for… Read more
Stephen Gibbons 2lb 10oz Roach
Having just caught a 2lb 8oz 8dr roach on a previous session from the River Wensum, Stephen Gibbons returned and went one better this time, managing this lovely 2lb 10oz specimen. He was fishing as a guest on a private stretch that he found running high and coloured. As such,… Read more
Nick Pinder 5lb 1oz Perch
Nick Pinder has been after a big perch for a while and has put plenty of effort into catching one, but with little reward. However, having heard that a large midlands reservoir could throw up a decent fish, he planned a visit, and on his first trip to the water… Read more
Nathan Buckingham 19lb 8oz Barbel
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… Read more