MONSTER 152lb CATFISH
FOR
JIM KELLY

AND

- 66 CATS in 6 days -

- 14 over 100lb -

- Total weight over 4200lb -

Oh and the odd carp to 38lb just to make it interesting!

Jim Kelly from Wakefield, on his 6th visit to the Ebro, and on his second two week break this year, was just hoping to land just one 100lb catfish. Instead, he hauled in a massive 14 cats over 100lb, with an amazing monster of 152lb!

Jim with his 152lb beauty

Yes, catfishing for just 6 days, Jim landed 66 catfish, totalling over 4200lb. On two consecutive days he netted over 1100lb. Was he knackered or what!

As usual, Jim was intending to relax on the bank, and answer the call of the rods, between a bit of shut eye and a nice cup of tea. But with our guides Heiko Winter and Tom Rouse continually boating out the rigs, and keeping the swim topped up with pellets, he barely had time to get his bum on his bedchair. The fishing was manic, giving Jim some amazing sport, and plenty of double takes.

Even this 114lber was a two man job

Jim is by no means a hardcore angler, preferring to match fish his local rivers for roach and bream. On this visit all Jim’s catfish were caught on 4lb test curve rods, with big pit Shimano bait runner reels, using 80lb main line, with 3-4 pellets, hair rigged to hook size 6/0

Not content with his catfish haul, the following week saw Jim go on to also beat his personal best with not just one, but two, 38lb carp and so many high 20’s and low 30’s that we actually stopped counting.

As if the cats weren’t enough,
a 38lb PB carp as well

Needless to say the next visit is already planned. See you soon Jim lad!

River News

Unlike England, we’d love to see some rain! Weather here at the moment is hot and sunny with average daily temperature 30 degrees, with an occasional cool breeze. Skies are clear blue with not a cloud in sight.

The water levels at Caspe have started to fall allowing access to more swims, and bringing the fish nice and close together, giving plenty more knocks !

Both cat and carp fishing has gone mad, with the cats loving the halibut pellet.

Zander fishing is a bit harder because the baby cats and crayfish are quick onto the bait, but still plenty of bites.

THE BOYS WERE BACK IN TOWN

Terry, Dave, Steve and Robin return to
the Ebro and they;

"caught more fish on this
trip than we’ve ever
caught before"

These four friends, who we originally met in 2004, usually manage a yearly fishing trip and have travelled extensively in search of a good weeks sport. On this return trip to the Ebro, they were not disappointed.

Following a leisurely drive down from Zaragoza , and after a good nights rest, they had a relaxing first day on the bank. With light rain on and off during the day, a respectable 16 fish to 32lb was netted. On the following day, Dave netted two 30lb plus carp and an unexpected 86lb cat fish on carp gear.

Most of the cats were caught on carp gear and two days later Steve’s alarms screamed off with another huge 109lb catfish. It was a long hard fight.

Well done Steve! Respect!

The boys had 6 chilled out days fishing, spending around 10 hours a day on the bank. They caught a total of 2480lb of fish, with carp to 34lb, and all 4 had a catfish over 100lb. All in all, a success.

After a hard days fishing, they sampled the various bars and restaurants in the town, and became almost word perfect ordering Chinese in English, in Spain!

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YOU CAN TAKE THE BOYS OUT OF WAKEFIELD,
BUT YOU JUST CAN’T TAKE WAKEFIELD OUT OF THE BOYS . . .