Angler reels in record-breaking fish of a lifetime at Chew Valley Lake

Angler reels in record-breaking fish of a lifetime at Chew Valley Lake

Source: itv

2/17/2024

Angler reels in record-breaking fish of a lifetime at Chew Valley Lake

Credit: Lloyd Watson

An angler has spoken of his "total disbelief" after landing a potentially record-breaking catch at a lake in Somerset.

Lloyd Watson said he has been inundated with messages from all over the world after catching the whopping 47lb 5oz pike at Chew Valley Lake.

Subject to confirmation by the British Record Fish Committee, he is set to beat the previous British pike record of 46lb 13oz, which was set by Roy Lewis at Welsh reservoir Llandegfedd in 1992.

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