Bob Hornegold proved why there couldn’t be a better time to catch a huge perch when he banked the biggest river specimen of the season. The mint-conditioned fish weighed 4lb 11 oz and topped an impressive list of fish also caught in another prolific week for the species. He described… Read more
This is the biggest barbel of the season topping the scales at 18lb 14oz. It sets a new personal best for Vortex Bait-backed Craig Lander and was caught from a middle section of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire. The 27-year-old from Kirkby-in-Ashfield began his four-hour evening session at 7:30 pm… Read more
A simple leger rig with a big chunk of meat is all Ray Kent needed to tempt this huge 16lb River Lea barbel. The Barbel Society, Records Officer, bagged the prize fish after waiting three hours without a bite on the legendary day-ticket fishery, Kings Weir. Fishing a centerpin reel… Read more
A rainstorm of monsoon proportions failed to deter Adam Perna when he slipped the net under this personal best 15lb 15oz barbel. The Blakes Baits sponsored, Oxfordshire angler fished a night session on a Southern waterway where he tempted his prize during a storm at 3 am using a Blakes 18mm… Read more
The River Trent’s seemingly endless stream of huge barbel continues this week with the capture of this superb 16lb 10oz specimen. A home-made boilie was a winner for barbel fishing fanatic Andy Oxley, from Rotherham, when he fished a lower tidal reach of the ever-popular waterway. It was a single… Read more
James Sarkar had the dream start to his 2017 zander fishing campaign when he landed a brace of river predators totalling 28lb 12oz. The fish weighed 15lb 8oz and 13lb 4oz were taken by the Worcester-based specialist when he targeted a stretch of the River Severn. Simple running rigs with… Read more
