Fishing
Man catches giant ‘goldfish’ as heavy as a small child

Man catches giant ‘goldfish’ as heavy as a small child

The beast is known as ‘The Carrot’ A British angler managed to reel in a ‘goldfish’ as heavy as a 10-year-old child whilst fishing in a lake in France. Andy Hackett managed to land the orange monster in Bluewater Lakes in the Champagne region of France after a 25 minute battle with the beast. The […]

2 years ago

‘Monster’ 2.85m catfish caught during epic struggle could be a world record

‘Monster’ 2.85m catfish caught during epic struggle could be a world record

It took almost 45 minutes to reel the fish in An Italian fisherman has caught a world-record breaking catfish, after reeling in an absolute monster measuring 2.85m (9ft 4 1/4 in). The staggering fish was caught by angler Alessandro Biancardi in the river Po in northern Italy, after an epic battle lasting 43 minutes. To […]

3 years ago

Yemen fishermen find fortune worth $1.5m in belly of a whale

Yemen fishermen find fortune worth $1.5m in belly of a whale

They discovered a substantial amount of Ambergris A trip to the beach in the UK often means battling other sunbathers for space, consuming your body weight in ice cream, and returning home red and sore. But one thing you never reasonably expect to find is a whale, let alone one with $1.5m stashed in its […]

5 years ago

French trawler rams UK boat in Jersey in post-Brexit fishing row

French trawler rams UK boat in Jersey in post-Brexit fishing row

Boat wars It seems like tensions amongst some are rising, as boats continue to gather off the coast of Jersey amid the row between France and Britain surrounding post-Brexit fishing laws. And for one vessel, anger boiled over as the owner rammed his boat into a British vessel. The British ship owned by Jonathan Ruff […]

5 years ago

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