A British boy recently caught a “huge” fish during a family vacation in Spain, breaking the European freshwater fishing record for a boy.
Joshua took a photo with the “huge” catfish he caught.
According to Daily Mail, 11-year-old Joshua Davenport was fishing with his parents on vacation in Spain when a huge catfish rushed in and took the bait.
It took Joshua 25 minutes to subdue the fish. Three adults then helped the boy bring the fish to shore for weighing. The “huge” catfish was determined to be 2.7 meters long and weigh 68kg. According to the British newspaper, Joshua is about 1m65 tall, looking like a “dwarf” when standing next to the newly caught catfish.
Daily Mail said Joshua broke the world’s largest freshwater fishing record for a boy. This is also the largest fish Joshua has ever caught.
The fish was determined to be 2.7 meters long and weigh 68kg.
Joshua from the town of East Grinstead, West Sussex (UK), caught a “huge” fish during a family vacation in the Ebro River area, Spain. Joshua’s father and mother are fishing enthusiasts.
The 42-year-old mother said: “He loves fishing. The first time he held a fishing rod was when he was 4 years old. 2 years later, he caught a fish weighing 10kg.”
Joshua and his family took a commemorative photo with the fish before releasing it back into the wild.
After Joshua and his parents took pictures with the catfish, they released it safely back into the river.
Catfish, also known as giant catfish, is an invasive species and is the largest freshwater fish in Europe. This fish originates from Central and Eastern Europe, introduced to Western Europe in the 1970s. A fisherman in Germany at that time brought and released thousands of juvenile fish into the Ebro River, Spain in the hope that they would development, creating convenience for anglers. Other anglers have followed suit, stocking rivers with catfish in many countries.
The fish has grown rapidly since then, growing in at least 10 countries in Western Europe, including France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, leading to the decline of native species.
