Ray Thorpe
Senior Member
Some big Barbel have been coming out on The Sussex Ouse at Harvey's Brewery near Lewes Sussex. Tidal.
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Plenty of Tesco shopping trolleys in there as wellSome big Barbel have been coming out on The Sussex Ouse at Harvey's Brewery near Lewes Sussex. Tidal.
Wasn't Chris Mack's Wensum fish 21lb 2oz?
Taken by an otter unfortunatelyThe big girl that came out the ivel countless times went to 21 something in her hay day
Never caught her myself but saw her on the bank a couple of times approaching 20. Unfortunately the last time she was caught she was partly eaten ☹
Phft.......... I had a 50ish lb carp out the nene the other day accidentally caught barbel fishing. Didn’t even bother to take it out the net to unhook itAwesome fish well done to the captor
... and yes Howard you are right there is bigger in the Thames ... just ask the carp anglers who fish it... they just don’t want the circus coming to town
Unfortunately yes. There was a good few very big ones came out in a short space of time. Was once a river where dreams could come true and special fish were quite common. Still one or two kicking about and it’s taken a restock of bigger than usual stock fish not that long ago but obviously gonna be a long time before it gets to what it was.Taken by an otter unfortunately
Welcome back H.Given that most fisheries other than Sussex rivers will be devoid of anglers, I might head to the home of the monster Three-Spined Stickleback. I didn’t actually know such a fish existed but I won’t be leaving the venue until I’ve bagged the beast.
And my photo will be considerably better than that of the new barbel record. For a start the fish will be neatly positioned in the palm of my hands and in such a way that it’s clear that both hands are required to hold the monster, as I used to say to my girlfriends literally never. There will also be a shot of it resting in my shoe so envious anglers get a clearer perspective of its size.
And I’m not even going to pretend that this is a fishing journey I’ve been on since before I was even born. It will be obvious from the photo with the bandwagon in the foreground and my clown inspired trousers with their massive pockets containing people and small villages, what’s just happened.
Anyway, it’s sort of great that this colossal barbel hasn’t come from the Trent or even the Thames. Fishing needs mystery and surprise (although this might not be so much of a surprise to some) to keep us hoping and believing. Suspect there could well be even bigger fish lurking in some of our rivers and they couldn’t give a sh*t about Brexit or the election which should make us love them even more.
Really well done to the captors of this huge barbel and the even more impressive Stickleback.
Hi men,
It's not a criticism of the bloke , because I think for history and records it's good to know , but with claiming comes much more .
Better than the crap that's going on in carp fishing at the mo , where you can book a lake at great expense ( the Fen) , and catch 70lb + fish that will not be accepted as a record , it's a mess .
Hatter
I lost a year of life chasing a dream on the Ivel and it sucked the love of barbel fishing out of me. On one session the fishermen either side of me had both held the barbel record at one stage, and just a couple of swims down was the Perch record holder. To top it all this all took place a stones throw from Dick Walkers back garden (where I believe his widow still lives)Unfortunately yes. There was a good few very big ones came out in a short space of time. Was once a river where dreams could come true and special fish were quite common. Still one or two kicking about and it’s taken a restock of bigger than usual stock fish not that long ago but obviously gonna be a long time before it gets to what it was.
My pb was an ivel fish of 15,3