The River Trent is Britain’s most popular barbel river, but there are certain stretches better associated with match angling, such as at Burton Joyce. It’s where the RiverFest final is held, but Chris Nash highlighted its big barbel credentials when he landed this belting 19lb 5oz fish from there. … Read more
Over 20 sessions and 100 hours on the bank were what it took for Duncan Hayward to land his second Thames barbel of the season, but his persistence paid off when it tipped the needle of his scales to 19lb 4oz. The Surrey angler was targeting a stretch where… Read more
Tony Kay has enjoyed some superb sport on the Trent lately, landing over 20 double-figure fish topped by this 18lb 3oz warrior. The St Helens angler had enjoyed a memorable session a few weeks ago, landing 12 doubles topped by a 15lb 1oz fish that was just shy of… Read more
All rounder Paul Elt enjoyed a superb day afloat on a midlands stillwater recently, where he smashed his zander PB by over 2lb with this 15lb 8oz specimen. He was fishing with his son, Jordan, and employed vertical jigging tactics in a strong westerly wind. The conditions made the… Read more
Spending time feeding your target fish before trying to catch it can be key to success with many species, and Aaron Marguet proved exactly why when he landed this 3lb 4oz roach. The Kent angler was targeting a water in his home country, and after locating the fish by a… Read more
Heavy rain may not be the nicest to fish in, but it can certainly bring big fish out to play, as Ian Green found during a session on the Trent, where he landed this 18lb 8oz barbel. The Specimen fell to a 20mm dumbbell boilie fished over mixed sized boilie… Read more
