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DON’T let it go! Girl, four, goes angling with a miniature ‘Frozen’-themed rod – and reels in a ‘monster’ 33lbs catfish A young girl managed to reel in fish weighing more than her in Delavan, Illinois  Using a ‘Frozen’-themed miniature rod, she caught a ‘monster’ flathead catfish With the help of her father, Josie managed to bring the fish to …

A YOUNG boy with Type 1 diabetes has found a new lease of life after being taught to fish by a local angler. Ayden Dolan, 10, from Chepstow, suffers from hypo unawareness, meaning he is unable to notice when his blood sugar falls. This makes playing sports difficult. Ayden’s mother, Nicola, said her son loved playing football but was regularly …

British angler catches the world’s biggest CARP after gruelling 80-minute battle to land the giant 232 lbs fish in Thailand John Harvey, 42, landed the enormous Siamese carp after a 80 minute battle  The property developer from Devon said he was proud of his ‘only claim to fame’   He celebrated the catch by buying everyone at the lake in Thailand …

Telly fishermen Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse may have saved lives by using their angling show to have heart-to-hearts about health. Both comics have had heart ops and their chat about it on Gone Fishing has encouraged others to get checked out. Bob, 60, who had a triple bypass in 2015 as his arteries were 95% blocked, said: “I get …

Image copyright NRW Image caption Merthyr Vale weir lies approximately 30 miles (48km) from Cardiff Bay, where the Taff empties into the sea There may soon be more fish appearing in the River Taff as work to remove a major barrier to migration is set to get under way. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) will demolish part the Merthyr Vale weir …

Media captionAn estimated quarter of a tonne of duck weed has been cleared Fish are being left to die in canals that have become suffocated by duck weed, anglers have claimed. Members of the Valley Carpers said Torfaen council is not dealing quickly enough to clear waterways around Cwmbran that are swamped in weeds. They said they have found dead …

ANDY Benwell secured the Oxford Carp League championship after the final round on Top Pool, Tunnel Barn Farm. The Kidlington angler finished third on the day, but did enough to see off Steve Cantwell by three points. Craig Partridge, also from Kidlington, triumphed in the 12th round with a winning weight of 71lb 8oz 0drm fishing pellets into open water …

Image copyright Steffan Jones Image caption Salmon and trout were among thousands of fish killed Anglers are “appalled and dismayed” at the decision not to prosecute a company that polluted a river, killing about 18,000 fish. About 44,000 gallons of slurry leaked into a five-mile stretch of the River Teifi, near Tregaron, Ceredigion. Pencefn Feeds Ltd has paid £40,000 following …

Angling Direct, the AIM-listed fishing tackle and equipment retailer, has today announced the opening of new stores in Swindon and Slough. The company has not set a launch date for the Swindon site but said the new Slough store is expected to open in September or October. The two openings will bring the total number of stores operated by the …

This new PS4 PS Plus July deal is a fantastic load of old carp (No, really) (Image: Daily Star) How do you feel about fish? We’re not that big on fish. They smell, they’re slimy and occasionally someone in our office microwaves some in the community kitchen and we’re not going to explain all the ways in which that’s wrong. …