THE future of fish stocks remains in good health as hundreds of tagged barbel were released into the river, improving opportunities for anglers and scientific study. Two hundred and fifty barbel fish ...

IT might be one of its lesser claims to fame, but to those in the know, Worcestershire is rapidly becoming Britain's hot spot for barbel fishing. Anglers are descending from all over the country in ...

Anglers want to banish otters amid depleting fish stocks after 20lb barbel dragged out of River Ivel in Bedfordshire and has its throat torn out Big Lady in 2013 when it weighed 21lbs and was ...

While fishing for chub, Tony Gibson noticed the river conditions were changing, becoming far more favourable for barbel.

Barbel fishing has become an increasingly popular branch of angling, with big fish being more accessible than ever. Now is ...

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 ...