BARBEL fanatic Adrian Garside told Angling Times the capture of a new 16lb 10oz personal best was the greatest belated Christmas present he could’ve asked for. The 50-year-old endured a bite-less night of fishing on his club’s stretch of the Middle Trent but at 8am his alarm finally sprang into… Read more

Colin Smithson (60) banked it at 21lb 2oz from a Sussex river (we know which one, and which stretch, but have promised not to reveal as it was conditional on us getting to speak to the captor – under club orders) Colin Smithson (60) banked it at 21lb 2oz from… Read more

Fishing through intense floodwater conditions proved to be a smart move for Justin Stoddart when he went on to bank a sturgeon and this sublime 16lb 10oz barbel. Targeting an area of slack water on the Tidal Trent, the Retford-based angler fished big cage feeders loaded with scolded pellets and… Read more

Scott Dethick’s only bite of the session accounted for this superb 15lb 15oz barbel. It was a new personal best for the 26-year-old who targeted the far bank on his local river Trent with lead and boilie tactics. “I played the fish for around 15 minutes and I could tell… Read more

A claim has been made for the River Wye barbel record following the capture of a known monster weighing 14lb 12oz. Eclipsing the previous record by just three ounces, the large berttie was caught by Wye regular Kevin Clark, who weighed the fish accompanied by two witnesses. The fish in… Read more