Maurizio " Pikeman" Rossini

The trout will go on permanent display in the pub

If ratified by the Irish Specimen Fish Committee as authentic, the fish will go down as a record for Lough Corrib, and rank as the largest trout caught in Ireland in 118 years.

LINK (via: The Irish Times)

'It can leave a nasty wound that takes six or seven years to stop weeping'

The four hour stalemate was only broken when the fish became tired and Mr Wade was finally able to lift it towards the surface.

Mr. Wade said: 'If you get the barb through an artery or body cavity it can be fatal. It normally attacks feet and ankles from where people tread on them by accident.'

LINK (Via: The Mail Online)

Another Day, Another 30 plus Inch Brown

31 inches to be exact.

This one electroshocked on the Snake near Osgood by Idaho Fish and Game.

LINK (Via: The Missoulian)

Matt Heron Reels in a Gigantic Brown Trout

Matt Heron is one fishy bastard.

Biggest freshwater fish ever caught by a British woman

A woman who took up fishing to see more of her angling-mad boyfriend has become a record holder after catching a 215lb catfish.

LINK (Mail On Line)