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

On a recent session, Keith Woods landed his best barbel yet, weighing 17lb 8oz from the ever-popular Kings Weir. He told us “I struggle to sit all day and wait it out for one bite from a specimen though – I like to target everything that’s in there. Alongside the… Read more

Adrian Eves had planned one last bream session of the year, but heavy rains resulted in his target lake flooding. Undecided on what to do, whilst walking the dog he was hit with a strong feeling to fish a particular swim on the Hampshire Avon. He was soon on his… Read more

Having found the River Lea running with extra water and colour, Dave Robinson headed for a shallow area and was rewarded with this exceptional 17lb 4oz barbel. He only had a few hours to fish, having arrived at the Kings Weir stretch at 9pm. But just 20 minutes after casting… Read more