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Barbel are growing in popularity, with many anglers turning away from stillwaters and carp fishing in favour of targeting the “Prince of the River.” Big barbel are now more accessible than ever, thanks to productive day-ticket stretches on rivers such as the Thames, Trent, Severn and Avon, where fish-of-a-lifetime catches can be achieved with relatively little experience.

One of the nation’s best-known match fisheries has called time on all open competitions and is remodelling its business to accommodate the recent surge in popularity of family fishing.

Partridge Lakes has a rich pedigree in competitive fishing, and many of the

Bread, maggots and cheesepaste are three time- honoured baits that come to mind when chub are top of the agenda – but there are other options that can be even more effective at times.

Turn to meat when searching for the species and you’ll be amazed at just how many bites it can tempt, especially during the warmest months of the year.

Just as

When targeting big fish, while you can head to waters that have a history of producing specimens, it can sometimes pay to turn to waters that are far less fished. Not only does this add a sense of mystery, but the reduced pressure can cause some

Chris Young is a passionate angler and Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine at De Montfort University, Leicester.

While fishing with his son Jake three years ago, he caught a fish with a wound and wanted to put some sort of treatment on it. But, after digging out a bottle of carp-care solution, Chris saw that it had no label of ingredients and so decided against u...