Athlone angler had a day to remember fishing for the big, wild brown trout of Lough Ree, boating two in double figures including this 17lb 2oz brute. Earlier in the day while trolling, Stephen, who no stranger to catching them, boated a 13-pounder. Both cracking fish were released. The Irish Fisheries Board is currenlty promoting its […]
Two big brown trout on the troll from Ireland’s Lough Ree
Big Rig British Record carp record claim and Loch Earn trout claim rejected: Both ‘Cultivated’
News from the British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee meeting The British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee met at Fishmongers’ Hall, London, on 29th November 2016. Present were: Nick Simmonds (Secretary), Oliver Crimmen (Scientific Advisor, Natural History Museum), Nigel Hewlett (Scientific Advisor, Environment Agency), Andrew Nellist (Freshwater specialist) Chris Clark (Sea fish specialist) and Paul Coulson (Freshwater […]
