I have been fishing now for about 1 year - carp fishing - and I joined Wigan DAA this year to fish heapy but there is a magnet in my head that is pulling me to the River Ribble for barbel. Please ...

Immediately I knew this was a big barbel.

Tackle testers, Mark Sawyer and Aidan Bordiuk have been testing a variety of barbel rods in varying scenarios to ensure they ...

Gone Fishing: Fancy a big chub? Then go barbel fishing How I wish I had a ‘fiver’ for every thumping great chub that has come way over the years not only from local rivers but flowing water all over ...

Barbel are among the most thrilling species of coarse fish in the UK that anglers can pursue. With their long, streamlined bodies and impressive strength, the experience of landing your first barbel ...

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BARBEL, a type of bottom-feeding catfish, is renowned for being terrible-tasting, but many anglers love to catch them because of the massive fight they put up once the hook is set. The bait used to ...

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Autumn, a ”season of mists, mellow fruitfulness and barbel”. So wrote poets Johns Keats and Bailey and I know the great one of the two would have agreed - if he had actually caught a great, golden ...