Barbel have become our most popular river fish but Lee Burden has hit the angling headlines after landing a 13-pounder from a lake. The fish, one of the biggest barbel to have come from a stillwater in the UK, came from Lychgate Fisheries at Stoke Golding in Warwickshire. The 33-year-old was fishing for carp and […]

It’s been very hard to catch specimen barbel on the Warwickshire Avon so far this year with the river being so low and clear. However, some rain put a tinge of colour into the waterway on the last weekend of the season persuading Ashley Burton to give them a go. And he was rewarded with […]

It’s always a sign that spring must be on the way when catfish wake up from their winter slumbers, and the first one of the year has just been caught at Shatterford Lakes.Richard Clarke from Rowley tempted the personal best 37-pounder using luncheon meat hook bait during a short session at Stuart’s Lake. Richard had […]

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The River Severn has run into its best form of the season with big fish showing and two 100lb catches reported to me using two entirely different approaches. Both came from Bewdley, float maker Steve Maher bagging 100lb of barbel to 7lb on straightforward stick float and maggot tactics while fishing a pacey 8ft deep […]

Respected Midlands big fish angler Phil Smith has set a new barbel record for the River Anker with a mighty 15lb 4oz fish. Phil, who has now caught 15lb barbel from five different UK rivers, had blanked on his previous session on the water but decided to give it another go after taking the water […]

Greys is proud to announce the addition of predator expert Andy Black to its Coarse Academy. “We are delighted to officially announce that Andy Black has joined our existing Coarse Academy to help us push the predator focused Greys Prowla brand in the UK”, said UK Marketing Manager Andy Charlton. “He brings a huge wealth […]

With a thin layer of ice covering the surface of much of the canal, anglers were expecting conditions to be tough, on what turned out to be a bright,clear day. The match was split between the Odder and Woodcock lengths, and coming out on top with a weight of 6-6-0 from peg 39 at Odder […]

On the region’s commercials, pellet is still winning most of the open matches but with the cold snap that could well be about to change, with winter baits coming to the fore. In fact the biggest weight of the weekend at Tunnel Barn farm fell to maggot, Pete Rice winning the Friday open with 71-14-0 […]

A ‘swim cam’ has been installed at a Midlands fishery, allowing anglers to log in online and get a sneak peak at what’s happening on Front and Back Deans pools at Woodland View. The video is updated every ten seconds and is run through Farson Digital cameras, who now have around 75 similar cams set […]

Small rivers don’t necessarily spell small fish, as John Turner proved when he banked a 15lb 3oz barbel from the River Anker. The venue record and personal best fish fell to two hair-rigged 12mm halibut pellets on a size 8 hook after an opportune piece of fishing by the Tamworth angler. “I dropped by the […]