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 |
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