Andy Frances - Site Owner

Andy has fished for barbel for over 10 years with a personal best of 13lb 10oz caught in March 2007. Andy's passion for barbel fishing inspired him to create the website Barbel Fishing World as a hobby in 1996. Since then, the site has grown from strength to strength and is now the most popular barbel site on the web with over 3,000 registered members and over 12,000 page views per day!

andyf@barbel.co.uk

Claire has been barbel fishing for 4 years with a personal best of 8lb 3oz. Claire now runs the site as a full time concern and manages the online BFW Barbel Shop.

claire@barbel.co.uk

Bob Gill - BFW Rod Builder & Moderator

Bob's a diamond!

He is one of Barbel Fishing World's very first and most loyal members. Bob is our very own 'bfw rods' rod builder and when he is not flex coating rods, he is one of our site moderators.

Bob has enjoyed barbel fishing for over 25 years and his knowledge and experience of barbel fishing is second to none.

Andy is one of BFW's original and loyal site members and a highly skilled barbel angler with a reputation of catching doubles! Andy's personal best is 14lb 9oz caught in November 2004.

Andy is a site moderator and plays a valuable part in the plans for future expansion of bfw.

Andy Thatcher - BFW Site Moderator

Paul Whiteing - BFW Technical Support and site Administrator.

Yes another Andy!

Andy has 30 years of successful barbel fishing experience so knows his stuff! Andy has supported BFW from the very beginning and was BFW's very first member.

Paul has been fishing for barbel for 40 years so it comes as no suprise that he is the master of the Centrepin, and has a personal best of 12lb 5oz! (not the one pictured)

Paul does a superb job of managing BFW tech support, compiling the BFW FAQ's, maintaining the BFW Archives plus managing the reviews and articles sections of the site.

Jon Berry has posted on bfw for a number of years, after meeting Bob Gill one rainy afternoon on the Bristol Avon. He considers himself an all-round fisherman and enjoys most disciplines, but has a particular love of barbel. He has caught 'doubles' to over 13lbs from five rivers in the last fifteen years, but has yet to break the 14-pound barrier. Jon is the editor of Barbel Fisher magazine, and his barbel history book, A Can of Worms, is due for publication by Medlar later in 2007.

BS Conference - May 2005

In the bar!