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
Category: Species
Daniel Woolcott 7lb 9oz Chub
Anglers who had a big chub in their sights at the back end of the season would have found few better venues to target the species than the Thames, as Kent specialist Daniel Woolcott found on a recent trip to the venue towards the end of the season, when he… Read more
Matt Easton 3lb 3oz Grayling
For his 40th birthday, Brighton angler Matt Easton made the long drive to Scotland to target grayling. With the popularity of Scottish Grayling growing, it’s no surprise they’re getting bigger and bigger. He travelled with a few friends and was rewarded with two new PBs for the species – first… Read more
Jamie Dipple 19lb 8oz Barbel
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
Shaun Dixon 38lb 11oz Pike
Anglers fishing from the bank at Chew also got in on the action towards the end of the season, with Shaun Dixon landing pike of 34lb 11oz and 38lb 11oz in two consecutive days. He told us “Chew is a long way from my home in Cumbria – five hours’… Read more
Phil Buckingham 18lb 8oz Barbel
“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