British Barbel Record Smashed - anglingtimes.co.uk
2 days ago · History has been made this weekend, as Nathan Buckingham managed to obliterate the current 22lb 1oz barbel record, currently held by Simon Baker, with this colossal 23lb fish. Caught …
Barbel River Records - The Official British Barbel River Records
Oct 24, 2025 · The current British barbel record was caught by James Crosby on 30th November 2024 weighing 22lb, the fish was caught from the River Lea at King’s Weir. This page lists all barbel river …
British record barbel provisionally accepted - Angling Trust
Apr 15, 2025 · The current record barbel was caught from a river in Sussex by Colin Smithson in 2019 at a weight of 21lb 2oz. The Committee would like to remind readers that in the event of the capture of …
River Records - The Barbel Society
In order to claim a river record: The claimant in the first instance should contact the Records Officer for the Barbel Society – Stuart Richardson Data required should include; river, weight of fish, date and …
British Barbel record beaten by River Lea giant at over 22lb
Dec 21, 2025 · The barbel record has fallen to this 22lb 3oz fish, caught on maggots from the River Lea. The River Lea, which flows from its source in the Chiltern Hills near Luton southeast through …
The British barbel record has fallen - MSN
Simon’s fish is the same specimen that James Crosby caught at this time last year at a weight of 22lb exactly, which at the time shattered the then current British best by a 14oz margin.
Three British record fish claims ratified - Angling Trust
Jul 9, 2025 · The committee considered and accepted the following record claims as being duly ratified: Barbel (Barbus barbus), caught by James Crosby on 30th November 2024 from King’s Weir fishery …
Record breaking barbel banked from the River Trent
Oct 29, 2025 · The barbel record on the nation’s most popular river for targeting the species was smashed last week when Neil Wright slipped his net under this enormous fish weighing 20lb 13oz. It …
Angling records in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
This is an impartial (not implicitly biased to a single governing body, the BRFC) and comprehensive record list of 321 British record fish caught in freshwater, past and present, involving 63 species/sub …
Catch more fish - explore the world of barbel fishing: species overview ...
Barbel (Barbus barbus) Current record: 21lb 2oz Water: River Rother, Fittleworth, Sussex The barbel, scientifically known as Barbus barbus, is a freshwater fish species native to various rivers and …