Annual Trent trip ends with a lump - Clive Bonnett

“Fishing the River Trent is something of a tradition for me and my friends and we make the three-hour journey to the waterway twice a year, spending three nights on the bank each time. 

“There was lots of drizzle and rain throughout the session, but that didn’t put the fish off.

“During the first day I managed three barbel of 9lb, 10lb 2oz and 11lb 4oz, but the best of the lot came at 10.45am on the second morning when my rod bent over and I struck into a very good fish.

“After a strong fight I eased the net under the fish and the scales showed a weight of 16lb 2oz, a new personal best by 2lb.”

Clive Bonnett with his 16lb 2oz Trent barbel