Many anglers go a lifetime without catching a 17lb barbel, but 15-year-old Mason East has just smashed the landmark with this 17lb 9oz specimen. He was fishing the tidal Trent with his dad, Lee, over a weekend-long session. With big tides and extra water, he was hopeful of beating his… Read more
This season, Jamie Ryan and a friend planned to target some of Ireland’s legendary pike waters, and on one of their first trips, Jamie landed this specimen of 32lb 4oz. Having set off early with two rods each, a bucket of lures and some energy drinks, the pair headed for… Read more
It’s been a memorable autumn already for Britain’s perch anglers, and whilst most of the fish reported have been caught from reservoirs, one man has enjoyed superb running water action. Over the last few weeks, Wayne Edwards experienced a remarkable run of perch catches on the River Lea, capped by… Read more
For the last decade, Andrew Reynolds has been searching for one of the Dorset Stour’s huge barbel, and on a recent session landed this fish of 17lb 4oz. The fish is the bigg’un from a stretch just three miles from his house, and one he often cycles to in the… Read more
Last season, Linear Fisheries produced a record-equalling 4lb 3oz roach, and the popular Oxfordshire complex just produced another of its gems to Andy Zegzdryn, who banked this fish of 3lb 14oz. It was caught on his first trip to B1, where Andy chose a swim on the lake’s north western… Read more
The River Trent has been in great form for big barbel season, with Jerry Saltwell the latest to capitalise on its form with this fish of 17lb 10oz. He caught that alongside others of 13lb 13oz, 12lb 4oz, 11lb 15oz, and a trio of smaller fish over a memorable 24-hours…. Read more
