New River Lea river record

[Andy Frances]

I’ve just updated the BFW river records list with an updated river Lea record at 17lb 12oz.

You can see the updated list here:

Barbel River Records - The Official British Barbel River Records

Barbel river records in association with the Barbel Society. All barbel river records that have been validated as the official record for each UK river.

barbel.co.uk

There’s a photo of the whopper on the homepage at the moment as well.

Many congratulations to Stuart Biggs the captor.

Andy

 

[Richard Isaacs]

That’s a beauty........ looks a different 17 to that big one that come out of kings weir last year too.
very hard water those stretches of the Lea. I’ve spent many many hours watching motionless rods down there. Fair play to those that stick with it. Well done to Stuart on that fish of a lifetime.

 

[Richard Parsons]

Yes, a veritable cracker. Well done Mr Biggs.

 

[Terry Harman]

Superb fish well done Stuart like Richard said I know how tough that river is .....if you fish it hard you would be looking at 4 fish a season

 

[Paul Whiteing]

A cracking fish

 

[Colin Dapp]

I'm told that it's the same fish as Rob D had at 17lb 10 oz a few seasons ago .

Well Done Stuart

 

[Mike Hodgkiss]

What a superb specimen Stuart , many congratulations , the stuff of dreams

 

[Terry Harman]

well that didn’t last long 19.04 out today

 

[Paul Rogers]

The picture in daylight too! The angler deserves it too. Well done

 

[Michael Weir]

One of the bailiffs has just banked a Lea 19.4 wow

 

[Richard Parsons]

Congratulations to the captor - that's some hike on the earlier record.

 

[Colin Dapp]

I think I'll have to ask to become a baillif with their records lately. But I don't want Ray's bream,

 

[Paul Whiteing]

That's a hell of a fish, he caught it during a lunch break from doing bankside work apparently.

 

[Jamie Warren]

Absolute cracker, watch this space for a new British record, biggest curved ball I’ve ever known.

 

[Paul Collins]

Presumably these recent records have come from Fishers green?

 

[Dave Collins]

Presumably these recent records have come from Fishers green?

Kings Weir

 

[Paul Collins]

Thanks.