Over the past few winters, Oxford angler Paul Scowen has had his sights firmly set on a pike over 35lb and its safe to say he’s smashed it this year with this 37lb 1oz predator. He was fishing from the bank of pike mecca Chew Valley, the venue that produced… Read more
The River Lea has been in fine form this season, with it hitting the headlines almost every week. One angler to take full advantage of this at the end of the season was Ricky Woolfe as he banked himself this stunning 19lb 12oz barbel.. Caught from the prolific stretch at… Read more
Prior to the river season ending and the forecast showing an upcoming mild spell, TV star Dean Macey was torn between travelling to the Trent for a barbel or staying local and going for bream.. He decided on the latter, and was pleased he did after landing this 16lb 4oz… Read more
“The float was going mad for a good 10 minutes before I received the take so the pike must have been stalking it for quite a while before attacking it.” When he was 12 years old, Duncan Hayward caught a 21lb 4oz pike on a lure that’s been his PB… Read more
Some rivers hold one big fish that gets caught more often than it probably should, and that’s been the case on the Warwickshire Avon over recent seasons, where one very large barbel has hit the bank on multiple occasions.. But there are other very large fish in the venue, as… Read more
It’s fair to say that the Thames is one of Britain’s premier barbel rivers, and anglers travel from far and wide to fish it.. One man who made a long journey to the venue towards the end of the season was Chris Mutton. Travelling from his home in North Wales,… Read more
