After finishing work a little early, Sam Stewart shot to the Warwickshire Avon where he was rewarded with the fish of a lifetime in the shape of this 19lb barbel. Having found the Avon up slightly and carrying decent colour, he headed to a swim that he had in mind… Read more

Whilst targeting a tricky stretch of the River Thames, Adam Perna managed this excellent barbel of 17lb 5oz. Fishing just as the river levels dropped, Adan targeted a crease line with a 15mm paste-wrapped boilie. Due to crayfish activity, he decided to recast every hour, adding a PVA bag of… Read more

Liam Williams certainly had a session to remember on a recent visit to the River Trent when he bagged himself this 20lb specimen, and what a photo to match! He’d been carp fishing earlier that morning on a nearby stillwater however plans changed so opted to visit the Trent instead… Read more

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

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