It’s already been a season to remember on the big barbel front, with the Dorset Stour now chipping in with its own landmark fish after Alfie Lane banked an 18lb 3oz specimen. The fish equals the river record and was caught on a trimmed-down boilie fished over a mixture of… Read more
After receiving a new 9ft float rod for Christmas, Connor Sweeney ventured out to test the rod on his local River Wey, where he trotted maggots to catch this superb chub of 7lb 7oz.It’s a huge fish for any river but is a particularly rare specimen on the diminutive Wey…. Read more
Having made an early start to avoid strong winds and rain, Harry Waudby was rewarded with this superb perch of 4lb 4oz from a North Yorkshire river. He found the waterway running low and clear, but that didn’t deter the fish, as he hooked the specimen in the third swim… Read more
The Norfolk Broads system is one of the UK’s most famous waterways for pike, and Robbie Northman showed just why with this 30lb 4oz beast, which he caught on the fly! He’s had his sights on a fly-caught river ‘thirty’ this winter and had come close on a recent trip… Read more
After several biteless hours whilst fishing from a kayak on an Anglian Water reservoir, Mark Radcliffe felt he was faced with a challenging trip. However, the England international decided to try and change his fortunes so picked up a rod rigged with a lipless crank pattern and cast against the… Read more
Whilst barbel fishing on the Thames, Darius Joel certainly had a trip to remember as he banked this stunning 18lb 12oz barbel! Whilst fishing with a couple of friends Omar and Sam, the trio had their work cut out as the freezing temperatures and icy margins wasn’t helping the fishing… Read more
