It’s safe to say we all have those moments where nothing to be going our way, and things don’t pan out the way we’d like, well that’s exactly what Phil White has experienced this season, but his efforts have finally come good with this 17lb 8oz Hampshire Avon barbel. He’d… Read more

The Warwickshire Avon has been on grand form this season and will certainly be one to watch for barbel anglers next season, as its river record has just gone again with this 19lb 8oz specimen. The fish is one of the biggest known barbel in the country and was caught… Read more

Oli Davies is more commonly seen in the carp fishing circles but does branch out in to the specialist side of things and has certainly had a red letter spell recently. The videographer is well-known in carp fishing but has just become the envy of many coarse anglers nationwide, having… Read more

Koi Croydon has been in fine form recently, banking himself an 8lb 2oz chub and now landing this lovely 17lb barbel. Popping into his local shop to pick up several pints of maggot, Koi opted for regular casting with a Gripmesh feeder, packed with sticky mag on a low and… Read more

Following on from his epic 33lb pike, James Champkin has continued his run of big-fish form this season with this 17lb 14oz River Lea barbel. The Milton Keynes rod was on the river as it dropped after recent floods, with it still carrying extra water and colour. He targeted a… Read more

Rutland based angler Phil Brown made the most of floodwater on the River Nene recently, landing this exceptional 16lb 4oz fish from the venue. Fishing a short afternoon session, Phil opted for a luncheon meat hookbait on a size 5 wide gape hook and had a few sharp taps on… Read more