Page last updated 19/03/2019
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
|
12.04
|
31 July 2018
|
See picture |
Jerry Gleeson
|
|
|
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
|
14.09
|
July 2003
|
Mike Easton
|
||
|
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 |
|||||
|
Denotes
current record |
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
|
If your name appears on this list and you would like to include a photo with the entry, please contact Andy F.
Click here to find out how to claim a record
© 2018 The Barbel Society. All rights reserved. Compiled in association with BFW. This work is registered with the UK Copyright Service, Registration Number 284675804