Some rivers hold one big fish that gets caught more often than it probably should.
That’s been the case on the Warwickshire Avon over recent seasons, where one very large barbel has hit the bank on multiple occasions. But Craig Colston’s 18lb 7oz specimen, despite its size, isn’t the famous ‘big ’un’.
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The river had been carrying around 9ft of extra water prior to his session but had dropped by 6ft the day before. However, heavy rain that night saw it rise again as he fished, creating conditions that can be excellent for barbel.
Using a Spam hookbait, Craig landed four barbel, weighing 6lb, 8lb and 11lb 6oz, plus the specimen at 18lb 7oz – a fish he believes to be the second-biggest of the species ever caught from the river.
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