Angler breaks ‘unbeatable’ 46-year record with Britain’s biggest freshwater eel

Cameron Henderson - TheTelegraph - 20/06
Steve Ricketts said he was in shock after reeling in the 40-year-old, 47in-long ‘fish of a lifetime’ in Kent

An angler has caught Britain’s biggest freshwater eel, breaking a record that stood for 46 years

Steve Ricketts, 62, said he was still in shock after reeling in an eel about the same weight as a bowling ball from a lake in Kent.

He described his catch as the “fis...
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