“It was a stunning fish that fought like an express train..” More often than not, the River Thames throws up a few late season big barbel, and this year one fell to the rod of Dean Renouf. Fishing the middle Thames, Dean had been targeting a big barbel for the… Read more
On one of his last trips fishing the River Lea, lure fanatic Darrell Carter finished in style when he managed this personal best perch, weighing 4lb 10oz. He told us “After 15 years on the Lea I’m moving back to Shropshire and thought it’d be nice to go out on… Read more
“The tip just crept over, and I hit into what I knew was a big fish..” It’s safe to say that the lockdown restrictions put a hold on various anglers plans with the only fishing available being local waters. That certainly paid off in style for Kevin Palmer, who banked… Read more
We’re sure Ray Kent won’t forget a recent session on the River Lea in a while as it saw him land a new river record in the shape of this stunning 19lb 4oz Barbel. The 73 year old who is one of the founding members of the Barbel Society fished… Read more
After work success for Scott Smith! After finishing work early, fireplace installer Scott Smith headed down to his local River Thames in search of a chub or two. Whilst he only caught the one fish, it turned out to be a good one, in the shape of this 8lb beast…. Read more
Midlands-based Andy Holden has banked what is possibly the UK’s best ever zander brace, after landing this 17lb 10oz fish alongside one of 14lb 11oz. Targeting the River Severn below Upton, Andy caught them both on small roach dead baits. He told us: “The fish gave uncharacteristic screaming runs, and… Read more
