Two ‘doubles’ in barbel fishing ‘trip to remember’ on the Derwent

Two 'doubles' in barbel fishing 'trip to remember' on the Derwent

by Chris Haydon |
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Fish can often be a bit like buses, in that you wait a long time for one, then two come at once! That was certainly the case for Andy Degville on a recent visit to the Derbyshire Derwent, where he caught two double-figure barbel in the same session, weighing 12lb 10oz and 15lb exactly.

Describing the epic session as a "fishing trip to remember", Andy used one-and-a-half 15mm boilies on a hair rig, which was cast alongside a PVA mesh bag of free offerings.

“The first of the doubles I landed was the smaller one. Then, a couple of hours later, I caught the 15-pounder. Not long after that I also landed a seven-pound fish to cap off what turned out to be a trip to remember," he told us.

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Andy Degville and the biggest of his Derwent barbel.

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