Most anglers are happy if they beat a PB once every few seasons, so imagine how Dorset angler George Cornwell feels after landing this.. ..17lb 12oz barbel at the end of the season, his third PB for the season! It was caught from the Hampshire Avon on a boilie hookbait… Read more

A cheesy garlic pellet was all it took to tempt one of the biggest barbel reported this season, after Jamie Dipple landed this 19lb 8oz fish from the River Lea. The Cheshunt angler was fishing with his dad and has caught plenty of barbel from the Wye in the past…. Read more

“If you’ve got a tactic, you have faith in, as I do in the maggot feeder, don’t be afraid to give something else a go..” Phil Buckingham is no stranger to the Kings Weir on the River Lea, but nothing quite prepared him for what was about to unfold. He… Read more

Living near the Dorset Stour is the dream of many big fish anglers, and Gary Wright has certainly been making the most of his home in the area, landing this 18lb 3oz 8dr barbel. The famous Throop fisheries is just a few minutes’ bike ride from his door, although he’s… Read more

An epic drive from Kent to Gunthorpe Fishery on the River Trent paid off in fine style for Neal Rogers, with this specimen barbel of 19lb exactly. He was on a three-day session with his good friend Jason Craven and had the fish on a big bunch of maggots presented… Read more

Whilst the logic of ‘big baits for big fish’ often rings true, sometimes a much smaller offering can produce the goods. That’s what Jon Care found on a trip to the Lower Severn, when he had this 17lb 12oz specimen on a small flavoured 10mm pellet, which he wrapped in… Read more