Barbel Records History - Barbel Records History

A history of British barbel river records (created 09/09/08) – Last updated 24/3/2020

River	Weight (lb/oz)	Date Captured	Picture	Name of Angler
Aire	Previous records
	6.15	19th September 2011	See picture	Dalvinder Halawell
	6.03	14th August 2011	See picture	Rob Halawell
	2.14	October 2010		Rob Halawell
Anker (Staffs)	Previous records
	15.10	5th October 2012	See picture	John Turner
	15.04	January 2012	See picture	Phil Smith
	15.03	18th November 2011	See picture	John Turner
	13.06	December 2007	See picture	Peter Malys
Arun (Sussex)	Previous records
	11.02	November 2003		Brian Ayling
Arrow (Warwickshire)

Avon (Bristol)	Previous records
	16.02	November 2006		Michael Smith
	15.09 1/2	1998	See picture	Stuart Morgan
Avon (Hampshire) *	Previous record
	16.15	14th March 2016	See picture	Phil Nixon
	16.11	30th September 2010	See picture	Ben Hutchinson
	16.08	January 2008	See picture	Matt Day
	16.07	September 2005	See picture	Leanne Jaynes

Avon (Warwickshire)

Blackwater (Berks)	Previous records
	11.12	October 2009		Alan Stagg
	11.04	August 1999		Bob Vince
Bourne (Surrey)	Previous records
	10.06	December 2007		Virginia Rushmer

Cherwell (Oxon)

Colne (Lancs)

Colne (Middlesex)	Previous records
	17.02	August 2008	See picture	Eddie Edwards

Coppermill Stream

Culm

Dane (Cheshire)

Dearne	Previous records
	15.03	7th March 2017	See picture	Jonathon Frisby
	15.04	9th September 2014	See picture	Wayne Hopkinson
	11.01	October 2011		Michael Takacs
	10.04	January 2008		David Preston
Derwent (Derbyshire)	Previous records
	16.12	15th July 2013	See picture	Ian Hartley
	16lb 3oz	12th October 2012	See picture	Red Darling
	15lb 12oz	29th July 2012	See picture	Brian Johnstone
	15.09	9th March 2012	See picture	Ken Broughton
	15.08	January 2012	See picture	Chris Martin
	15.02	July 2005		Darren Goodwin
Derwent (Yorkshire)	Previous records
	12.06	September 1989		Jon Wolfe
Don (Yorkshire)	Previous records
	13.11	4th July 2018	See picture	Krzysztof Barczakaul
	13.10	February 2007		Paul Scott
Dove (Staffs)	Previous Records
	18.04	29th February 2012	See picture	James Bell
	17.11	10th March 2011		Karl Phillips
	17.10	2nd November 2010	See picture	Simon Asbury
	17.06	January 2008	See picture	Jim Ufton
Drapers Osiers Bed

Ember (Surrey)

Enborne

Evenlode

Exe (Devon)	Previous Records
	9.00	August 2005		Matthew Martin
Frome (Somerset)

Goyt	Previous Records
	13.12	18th February 2011	See picture	Stephen Bourke
	12.14	27th October 2010	See picture	Jerry Gleeson
	12.08	22nd September 2009	See picture	Jerry Gleeson
	12.02	13th March 2008	See picture	Paul Bennett
Holybrook

Hull (Yorkshire) ***

Ivel (Beds)	Previous records
	17.15	27th December 2010	See picture	Keith Speer
	16.08	October 2008	See history	Eric Frewin
	15.14	September 2007	See picture	Paul Elt
Itchen	Previous Records
	14.8	October 2014	See picture	James Van Gowler
	12.15	10th November 2011	See picture	Andy Childs
	12.12	25th September 2011	See picture	Roman Vann
	12.08	23rd February 2008	See picture	Andy Nellist
Kennet (Berks)

Lea	Previous records
	15.15	3rd March 2008	See picture	Max Towner
Leam (Warks)

Loddon (Berks)

Lugg (Herefore)

Marden

Mease (Staffs)

Medway (Kent)

Mersey
	12.06	8th August 2019		Mark Roberts
	12.04	31st July 2018	See picture	Jerry Gleeson
Mole (Surrey)

Nene (Northants)	Previous records
	18.03	4th August 2016	See picture	Nigel Bryans
	17.08	November 2012	See picture	Nigel Bryans
	15.14	18th September 2010		Vince Sparrow
	15.12	11th March 2009		Alex Green
	15.08	28th February 2009	See picture	Vince Sparrow
	15.04	August 2008		Steve Teeson
	14.15	17th October 2008	See picture	Nigel Bryans
	14.10	September 2007		Steve Teeson
Nidd (Yorkshire)
	11.10	January 2007	See picture	Dan Birkett
(Great) Ouse

Ouse (Sussex)	Previous records
	15.11	9th March 2013	See picture	Michael Wickens
	14.05	March 2009	See picture	Richard Howard
	13.15	8th November 2008	See picture	Robin West
	12.12	14th February 2008	See picture	Fred Bishop
Ouse (Yorkshire)


Ouzel	Previous records
	13.10	21 September 2007		Adrian Busby
Potts Stream

Ribble (Lancs)	Previous records
	15.14	January 2008	See picture	George Cowan
Rother (Sussex)	revious records
	15.03	23rd February 2007	See picture	Martin Eyres
St Patricks Stream	Previous records
	17.15	27th February 2007	See picture	Alan Oliver

Severn	Previous records
	16.05	10th March 2009		Andrew Allard
	16.03	November 1997		Howard Maddocks

Soar (Leics)

Sow (Staffs)

Stour (Dorset)

Stour (Kent)	Previous records
	13.05	16th January 2009	See picture	Iain McDonald
	9.06	June 2002		Carl Allman

Stour (Suffolk)

Swale (Yorks)	Previous records

Taff (Wales)

Tame (Mersey)
	10.02	18th August 2018	See picture	Steve Phythian
Tame (Staffs)
	13.10	January 2006		Phil Bennett
Tees	Previous records
	13.07	August 2009	See picture	Dave Wilmott
	13.00	August 2007	See picture	Richard Harris
Teme

Thame	Previous records
	16.02	30th September 2015		Steven Ross
	15.00	07th August 2010	See picture	Stephen Harris
	12.03	September 4th 2006	See picture	Phil Smith
Thames	Previous records
	20.02	23rd September 2018	See picture	Simon Cook
	18.02	November 2005	See picture	Guy Rob
Trent

Ure (Yorks)	Previous records
	11.10	August 12th 2010	See picture	Gage Whyte
	11.02	July 20034		Martin Meechan
Wear (Durham)	Previous records
	12.15	September 14th 2006	See picture	Nigel Collins

Welland (Lincs)

Wensum (Norfolk)

Wey (Surrey)	Previous records
	16.10	Unknown		Andy Little
Wharfe (Yorks)

Windrush (Oxon)

Witham (Lincs)	Previous records
	9.14	March 2000		Colin Wilson

Wye	Previous records
	14.09	July 2003		Mike Easton
Wandle	Previous records
	12.04	25th September 2008	See picture	Andrew Shaw
	12.02	July 2006		Mike Garrett

Yare (Norfolk)

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