How about this for a tench? Weighing in at a whopping 15.87lb, the fish fell to the rod of David Aldana and came from Salor Water, a public venue in Spain. The mighty tinca came during a carp session and fell for 20mm liver boilies fished on a size 6 VMC Mistic hook. David is […]
Near 16lb tench from public water
Tan’s two barb all tackle world record takes a spinnerbait
Christopher Tan – IGFA Representative from Malaysia – recently submitted this 1.90 kg (4 lb 4 oz) two-barred barb (Hampala bimaculata) that he caught on JMurum Dam in Malaysia. If approved, the fish, which as you can see looks like a mahseer and took a spinnerbait, will earn Tan the new All-Tackle world record. WORLDWIDE […]
Lady angler sets new line class alligator gar record…
Ling Yang caught and released this 27.2 kg (60 lb) alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) while fishing the Trinity River in Texas, USA. Yang battled the big gar for over 15 minutes to after it snaffled a carp bait. If approved, the catch will become the new women’s 8 kg (16 lb) line class world record, […]
Brit’s golden mahseer smashed IGFA all-tackle world record
Greg Iszatt’s magnificent 66lb golden mahseer, caught last month from the Mahakali River in India, looks set to be accepted as the new IGFA world record for the species. The Brit was fishing the fast-moving river using trout for bait, and needed 25 minutes to land the mighty fish. Once subdued, the fish was quickly documented, weighed […]
Narrowboat mackerel sets new junior world record
South African angler Tristan Schrieber – age 16 – caught this 35.8 kg (78 lb 14 oz) narrowbarred mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) on May 5th which looks set to become the new Male Junior world record. Schrieber was fishing out of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa when the massive mackerel hit the live maasbanker (goggle eye/jack mackerel) he […]
Mexican star studded grouper is a world record for Chris
Chris Wheaton set a new world best mark for the star-studded grouper (Hyporthodus niphobles) with this 31-pounder caught out of Loreto, Mexico. Chris was fishing mackerel bait on the bottom when the fish, which looks set to take the IGFA All Tackle World Record for the species, hit and put up a touch seven minute […]
World record snoek for Bruce
American angler Bruce Jackson boated what looks set to be a new All Tackle word record for Snoek (Thyrsites atun) with this 16lb 15oz fighter caught off the coast of Chile in South America. Jackson, fishing with a local guide out of the Puma Lodge, needed more than 30 minutes to land the fish after it […]
Mighty mullet snapper off Isla Montuosa
Costa Rican angler Christopher Hampl caught this 7.26 kg (16 lb) mullet snapper while fly fishing off Isla Montuosa, Panama that could earn him the new men’s 6 kg (12 lb) tippet class category. Hampl skillfully played the hard-fighting snapper for 35 minutes after the fish took the streamer pattern fly he was casting. If […]
Huge Pacific snook is second biggest ever recorded by IGFA
Manuel Zambrano Dufau latched into this simply massive 58 lb 9 oz Pacific black while fishing Rio Bayano in Panama using a Spooltek Lures 9″ Stretch in Great Sardini pattern. If approved, the catch will be the second heaviest snook ever recorded by the IGFA, and will also earn Dufau the new men’s 15 kg (30lb) […]
24lb Navada cutthroat trout record smashes line class record
Angler Adam Garcia has added another potential record cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) to his resume, with this incredible 10.88 kg (24 lb) fish he pulled from Pyramid Lake, Nevada, USA on April 17th. Garcia caught the potential record cutthroat casting a Marabou jig from his light tackle spinning outfit. After a nice fight, Garcia managed […]
30lb brown trout from Tierra del Fuego to set new IGFA line class record
Angler Christine Ren Fielding, MD, of New York, USA caught and released this beautiful brown trout (Salmo trutta) while fly fishing the Rio Grand River in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina on March 29th. Fielding skillfully played the massive 13.6 kg (30 lb) brown for 20 minutes after the fish ate the green scud pattern fly […]
World record freshwater snapper
Jeremiah Michael caught and released this potential new IGFA all tackle world record freshwater snapper (Lutjanus fuscencens) while casting a lure along the shoreline of a jungle river in Sulawesi, Indonesia when the potential record snapper hit. After a short, but tough fight on heavy spinning gear, Malaysian angler Michael was able to land the snapper […]
The best topwater lure fishing in the Amazon
South American adventure holiday specialists Amazon-Angler.com are inviting a select group of lucky anglers to join them to cash in on what they describe as the best top water lure fishing destination in the Amazon basin. The Rio Aripuana offers possibly the best current peacock bass fishing of all the Amazon tributaries. Host Steve Townson […]
New record whitefin corvina from Costa Rica
Costa Rican angler Luis Monge Mata shows off a 35lb 13oz whitefin Corvina (Cynoscion albus) caught fishing off Negritos Island, Costa Rica that looks set to become the new IGFA All Tackle World Record for the species. Mata tempted the big corvina, which is some 6lb over the existing best, on a jig. FISH SOUTH […]
Great fishing at the Amazon Roosevelt Lodge with Amazon-Angler.com
South American angling holiday specialist Amazon-Angler.com has has four spaces open for its yearly return trip to the Amazon Roosevelt Lodge, deep in the Amazon Jungle in Brazil. The lodge is situated at the confluence of the Rio Roosevelt (named after President Teddy Roosevelt – see the book ‘River of Doubt’) and the Rio Aripuanã and […]
