James Jones, 31, of Southminster, caught the 144lb (65.3kg) wels catfish at the Oak Lakes Fishery, Essex. In Britain, before records were suspended in 2000, the largest catfish caught weighed just 62lb (28kg). Mr. Jones said anglers knew there was a huge fish in the lake but nobody had caught it. It took two hours to land.
After weighing the fish it was returned to the lake.
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