Ruby’s gem of a barbel

Ruby Terry fished a stretch of the River Trent at A1 pits in Newark and caught this immaculate, well-proportioned barbel of 14lb 2oz. 

The fish follows the capture of an even bigger whisker for Ruby a month ago at 15lb 11oz.  

She said: “I just can’t believe it, I feel so lucky. I have now had two fish-of-a-lifetime captures in the space of two months – both of them barbel, and the only ones I’ve ever caught!”