Despite the Tidal Trent seemingly lifeless, Kevin Charman continued to regularly recast and keep the feed going in and was rewarded with this huge 18lb 8oz barbel. The Hampshire angler had found the river fining down after recent floods, but he had struggled to buy a bite, despite reports of… Read more
On a memorable trip to the Norfolk Broads, Paul Croft banked this immense pike of 37lb 4oz, alongside others of 29lb 2oz and 23lb 14oz. He had the fish from his boat on a warm, sunny day, where there was hardly a ripple on the water. Fishing sardines on a… Read more
Whilst on holiday by the Warwickshire Avon, Lancashire angler Stephen Dewhurst tempted this 17lb 12oz barbel after three days of pre-baiting. On the first day of his trip, Stephen lost what he reckoned to be a double figure barbel whilst float fishing. With warmer weather rolling in, he knew he… Read more
Having found the River Thames pushing through, Neale Woodward targeted the crease between a near-bank slack and the main flow and landed this excellent 17lb 4oz barbel. Using a 5oz lead to hold bottom and a short six-inch fluorocarbon hooklink, he hooked the fish on a fishmeal boilie presented over… Read more
A trip up north paid off in fine style for Simon Ashton, who landed this grayling of 3lb 2oz from a river in Scotland which equalled his personal best. Knowing that levels were low, the Durham angler opted for a scaled-down approach, fishing a wire-stemmed float shotted with bunches of… Read more
On a recent session, Keith Woods landed his best barbel yet, weighing 17lb 8oz from the ever-popular Kings Weir. He told us “I struggle to sit all day and wait it out for one bite from a specimen though – I like to target everything that’s in there. Alongside the… Read more
