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.

Pike, Northern

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
4726	NOAA Charges 'Unscrupulous' Charter Operators With Illegal Fishing For Striped Bass	Underwatertimes	2008-11-14	US
4727	Atlantic Wolffish: Fearsome Fish That Deserve Protection? 'Rapidly Headed Toward Extinction'	Underwatertimes	2008-10-02	US
4728	Pictured: The incredible Siamese twin fish conjoined at the stomach	dailymail	2008-10-03	UK
4729	Dutch make hole in the dyke to allow migrating fish through	DutchNews	2021-01-26	DK
4730	Doctors In Colombia Remove 18cm Fish From Man's Throat	ladbible	2021-01-21	CO
4731	Investigation into River Sheppey pollution that killed 8,000 fish still ongoing after 18 months	somersetlive	2021-01-27	UK
4732	The Warrior Society rises: how a mercury spill in Canada inspired a movement	theguardian	2018-10-16	CA
4733	For Grassy Narrows families, mercury is an intergenerational trauma. For political parties, it’s a federal election issue	theglobeandmail	2019-10-09	CA
4734	1976: Fishing for fun and death at Grassy Narrows	cbc	1976-03-23	CA
4735	Return to Grassy Narrows	reviewcanada	2009-01-01	CA
4736	The interwoven history of mercury poisoning in Ontario and Japan	CMAJ	2017-02-06	CA
4737	Why the people of Grassy Narrows are still eating the fish	tvo	2018-12-17	CA
4738	Dozens charged in October for illegal night fishing on Rice Lake south of Peterborough	globalnews	2020-11-06	CA
4739	1 dead after canoe capsizes on White Lake in Douro-Dummer: Peterborough County OPP	Global News	2020-11-06	CA
4740	Furious anglers claim gang of Romanians emptied lake of its carp before eating them all	the sun	2018-06-16	UK
4741	Multiple defibrillators brought to remote camping location following tragic loss	CTV News	2020-11-22	CA
4742	NOAA: $100 Million Of Disaster-relief Aid Available To U.S. West Coast Salmon Fishermen	Underwatertimes	2008-09-18	US
4743	Silent Streams? Nearly 40 Percent Of North American Freshwater Fish Now At-Risk	Underwatertimes	2008-09-10	US
4744	Snapping Salmon: A Biologist's Underwater Passion	Morning Edition	2008-08-02	US
4745	Discovery of sea trout in Seine shows success of river clean-up	theguardian	2008-08-02	UK
4746	Fishing in Peru? Take a long line, but no dynamite	Reuters Life	2008-08-05	PE
4747	Deadliest catch: Thailand's 'ghost' fishing nets help COVID fight	manilastandard	2021-01-24	TH
4748	Scientists Receive Signals From The Atlantic Salmon Highway; 'Helps Us Fill In A Big Gap'	Underwatertimes	2008-08-19	US
4749	О Байкале и не только в назидание потомкам	rg	2021-02-05	RU
4750	Dredging of Mindemoya River important to salmon population	Manitoulin Expositor	2018-09-21	CA

189 of [222 - pages.]