Page last updated 16/10/2019
The current British barbel record was caught by Colin Smithson on 7th November 2019 weighing 21lb 2oz. The river has been kept quiet though it is know that it is a river in Sussex.
This page lists all barbel river records that have been validated and witnessed and listed as the official record for each UK river.
River | Weight (lb/oz) | Date Captured | Picture | History | Name of Angler |
Aire | 9.00 | 8th August 2013 | David Smith | ||
Anker (Staffs) | 15.14 | 4th January 2013 | John Turner | ||
Arun (Sussex) | 13.08 | November 2003 | Carl Holton | ||
Arrow (Warwickshire) | 12.02 | October 2004 | Mick Harris | ||
Avon (Bristol) | 16.02 | November 2006 | Michael Smith | ||
Avon | 19.11 | 13th March 2019 | Pete Reading | ||
Avon (Warwickshire) | 16.04 | 14th March 2007 | Gavin Heritage | ||
Blackwater (Berks) | 13.08 | January 2014 | Pete Rolt | ||
Bourne (Surrey) | 12.00 | 13th March 2015 | Jay Phillips | ||
Bure | 15.04 | August 2010 | D Gladden | ||
Calder | 11.09 | 7th March 2015 | Greg Redmond | ||
Cherwell (Oxon) | 13.00 | October 2002 | Mick Coleman | ||
Colne (Lancs) | 11.02 | January 2008 | Dave Ouseley | ||
Colne (Middlesex) | 17.08 | March 2014 | Terry Hearn | ||
Coppermill Stream | 10.03 | July 2006 | Maurice Brown | ||
Creedy | 7.04 | 3rd September 2013 | Neil Vaughan | ||
Culm | 9.15 | August 2007 | Samual Powell | ||
Dane (Cheshire) | 14.04 | August 1994 | Phil Booth | ||
Dearne | 15.13 | 7th March 2017 | Jonathon Frisby | ||
Derwent (Derbyshire) | 17.04 | 31th July 2013 | Wayne Tooth | ||
Derwent (Yorkshire) | 13.02 | 1st August 2014 |
| Steve Hill | |
Don (Yorkshire) | 13.11 | 4th July 2018 | See picture | See history | Krzysztof Barczakaul |
ove (Staffs) | 18.06 | October 2014 | Jim Ufton | ||
Drapers | 7.02 | August 2000 | Jim Knight | ||
Ember (Surrey) | 9.12 | January 2007 | Ash Stockbridge | ||
Enborne | 13.00 | March 07 | Martin Brennan | ||
Evenlode | 10.14 | July 2006 | Steve Russell | ||
Exe (Devon) | 11.01 | 15th October 2011 | Simon Cooper | ||
Frome (Somerset) | 10.15 | August 1995 | Andy Cowley | ||
Goyt | 14.08 | December 2011 | Jerry Gleeson | ||
Holybrook | 13.04 | October 2003 | Trevor King | ||
Hull (Yorkshire) *** | 12.08 | 18th July 2006 | Alan Reveley | ||
Ivel (Beds) | 18.06 | 6th October 2012 | Richard Callf | ||
Itchen | 16.10 | November 2017 | Terry Lathwell | ||
Kennet (Berks) | 19.05 | October 2006 | Duncan Kellett | ||
Lea | 17.08 | ebruary 2011 | Laurence Mason | ||
Leam (Warks) | 11.09 | March 2000 | Trevor Kedney | ||
Loddon (Berks) | 19.02 | February 2008 | Steve Fantauzzi | ||
Lugg (Herefore) | 10.08 | July 1999 | Darren Godall | ||
Marden | 10.12 | 12th October 2005 | Huw James | ||
Mease (Staffs) | 13.00 | November 1996 | Phil Hart | ||
Medway (Kent) | 16.02 | June 1994 | Pete Woodhouse | ||
Mersey | 12.15 | 26th September 2019 | See picture | See history | Mark Roberts |
Mole (Surrey) | 15.06 | March 2008 | Jim Rowe | ||
Nene (Northants) | 19.04 | 25th August 2016 | Gary Johnson | ||
Nidd (Yorkshire) | 12.02 | 5th August 2016 | Michelle Thompson | ||
(Great) Ouse | 21.01 | November 2006 | Grahame King | ||
Ouse (Sussex) | 16.06 | 14th March 2017 |
| Jeremy Hulbert | |
Ouse (Yorkshire) | 12.11 | 20th July 2007 | Rob Parsons | ||
Ouzel | 14.10 | November 2008 |
| Peter Jarvis | |
Potts Stream | 13.08 | October 1968 | John Ginifer | ||
Ribble (Lancs) | 15.15 | 13th January 2009 | John Monaghan | ||
Rother (Sussex) | 16.12 | 9th January 2012 | David Chambers | ||
Rother (South Yorkshire) | 12.04 | 14th November 2008 | Dave Preston | ||
St Patricks Stream | 18.07 | 19th October 2017 | See history | Paul Whiteing | |
Severn | 16.11 | 31st October 2014 | Kevin Gittins | ||
Soar (Leics) | 13.10 | October 2005 | David Tongue | ||
Sow (Staffs) | 12.04 | August 2006 | Stewart Bloor | ||
Stour (Dorset) | 18.01 | January 2008 | Dave Harman | ||
Stour (Kent) | 17.06 | 21st July 2011 | Iain McDonald | ||
Stour (Suffolk) | 11.07 | July 2006 | Jonathon Coote | ||
Stour (Worcs) | 7.09 | 13th November 2016 | Robert Mitchell | ||
Swale (Yorks) | 14.01 | September 2007 | Ian Bedford | ||
Taff (Wales) | 17.02 | 7th October 2007 | Paul Stratford | ||
Tame (Mersey) | 11.04 | 23 February 2019 | Andy Chadwick | ||
Tame (Staffs) | 14.08 | 14th November 2013 | Damien Jones | ||
Tees | 13.13 | September 2009 | Daniel Watt | ||
Teme | 15.07 | October 2006 | John Churchill | ||
Thame | 16.14 | 18th December 2015 | Jason Smith | ||
Thames | 20.12 | 26th February 2019 | John Llewelyn | ||
Trent | 19.04 | October(?) 2007 | Steven Short | ||
Ure (Yorks) | 12.15 | 26th October 2017 | Danny Watt | ||
Wandle | 12.08 | 13th March 2012 | Anibal Peel | ||
Wear (Durham) | 13.01 | August 2008 | Nick Jose | ||
Welland (Lincs) | 9.08 | September 1966 | Al Taylor | ||
Wensum (Norfolk) | 20.12 | 28th February 2008 | Mark Rylands | ||
Wey (Surrey) | 17.03 | December 2008 | Andy Little | ||
Wharfe (Yorks) | 15.08 | July 2007 | Andrew Thomas | ||
Windrush (Oxon) | 11.09 | June 1998 | Danny Empson | ||
Witham (Lincs) | 13.05 | July 2009 | Martin Barnatt | ||
Wye | 14.12 | 7th September 2019 | See picture | See history | Kevin Clark |
Yare (Norfolk) | 10.01 | January ouse2000 | Chris Turnbull | ||
** Keith Wood equaled the Lea record October 2005 | |||||
*** Darryl Davis equaled the Hull record in 12th March 2007 |
compiled by the Barbel Society in association with Barbel Fishing World.
Best barbel braces (best two fish with one calendar day)
River | Weight (lb/oz) | Total | Date Captured | Picture | Name of Angler | |
1 | Ouse (Great) | 19.01 17.06 | 36.07 | August 2005 | Chris Binge | |
2 | Wensum | 18.06 16.14 | 35.04 | 4th Sept 2006 | Chris Turnbull | |
3 | Ouse (Great) | 16.03 18.13 | 35.00 | March 2007 | Grahame King | |
4 | Ouse (Great) | 17.04 16.12 | 34.00 | November 2006 | Grahame King | |
5 | Ouse (Great) | 19.06 1/2 14.09 | 33.15 1/2 | October 2001 | Steve Curtin | |
6 | Ouse (Great) | 17-14 16-00 | 33.14 | February 2008 | Matthew Bodily | |
7 | Ouse (Great) | 17.00 16.08 | 33.08 | August 2007 | Graham King |
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