| ARLEY | Worcs. village on middle Severn, good for barbel (*early) (5) |
| HAMPTON | ___ Loade, stretch of the middle Severn (*phantom) (7) |
| ELIPS | Cylindrical oily pellets, great for barbel (*piles) (5) |
| STOUR | Worcs. and Staffs. river, a major Severn tributary (5) |
| ARROW | Rivers in Worcs. and Wales (5) |
| LAKES | Premier 6-lake fishery in Worcs. (*soft-hearted larks) (11,5) |
| ARENA | Smallest of the Larford Lakes, Worcs. - and sports venue? (5) |
| NEALE | Phil ..... , Worcs cricket captain 1982-91 (5) |
| NIGEL | ___ Bryans, caught three 16lb+ barbel in 2hrs on Nene in 2012 (5) |
| FIGHT | A barbel puts up a good one (5) |
| EATON | Notts. stretch of the Trent for big barbel (*lagoon net) (4,5) |
| TENCH | Dark freshwater game fish with a barbel at each side of the mouth (5) |
| LASSO | Barbel association includes this noose knot (5) |
| SMITH | Phil ___, specimen angler, barbel obsessive (5) |
| COLIN | ___ Smithson, caught record-breaking 21lb 2oz barbel, 2019 (5) |
| ELITE | The very best... bit of barbel I tempted (5) |
| ADAMS | Great Ouse fishery with UK barbel record (*amid malls) (5,4) |
| LINER | False 'bite' - from barbel in Erewash (5) |
| TRENT | River at Collingham, venue of UK Barbel Masters 2025 (5) |
| ELLEN | Cumbrian trout/salmon river... some barbel, Leneys (5) |
