A switch from his usual match fishing paid off handsomely for Allan Howarth when he landed this immense 18lb barbel from the River Ribble. “The fish obviously took a liking to my paste wrapped krill dumbell hookbait which was fished with 4mm mixed pellet in the feeder. It put up… Read more

We all love a successful days fishing but what 13 year old Kyle Brayne experienced on a recent session can only be described as a proper red letter day. Targeting the middle Trent, Kyle went with local expert Robert Bown, who is good friends with Kyle’s dad. Robert explained “I… Read more

“I was just thinking of packing up when the rod hammered round..” Darren Smith took advantage of a brief rise in temperatures on a local stretch the Hampshire Avon which resulted in this 16lb 10oz barbel for the specimen angler. “I arrived to find a swim which I had in… Read more

Heavy rain and strong winds are great conditions for barbel, and river-ace Simon Daley proved just why with the capture of this 17lb 3oz fish from the Hampshire Avon. Simon told us “I arrived to find both the river and water temperatures were rising so I introduced some bait before… Read more

This 17lb 6oz barbel was definitely worth the wait for Andrew Hunter who had difficulty getting into a certain swim after he landed a 16lb 3oz specimen earlier in the year. He told us “Back in the Autumn I caught a 16lb 3oz barbel from the River Lea and every… Read more

Persistence certainly paid off for Colin Garlick who stuck it out whilst others went home and reaped the rewards when he banked this personal best 18lb barbel! Colin told us “I was on the tidal River Trent for a 48 hour session and to say it was flowing would be… Read more