Wednesday 20 January 2010

Do Not Mess With Fish 86

and you thought fish were fun! well partially sighted Gran Shelia Penfold did when she landed this 214lb monster catfish, with the guidance of husband Alan and son Arthur she reeled in the record-breaker from the River Ebro near Barcelona, it set a new record for the biggest freshwater fish caught by a British woman anywhere in the world and was also the biggest fish caught by any woman in Spain, after having her trophy photo taken with it proud Sheila returned the catfish back into the water in good health, it is a Wels catfish, Silurus glanis, if you want to know more about this specie of catfish and it's links to Loch Ness look here, but I have to say the wood engraving at the bottom of the page is not of a catfish, it is a South American Arapaima gigas, fancy a spot of catfish fishing yourself? look no further than Ebro Angling Tours and no, I do not get commission!

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