A fisherman has reportedly reeled in a record after hooking what’s said to be the largest-ever wild brown trout caught in a river in Northern Ireland. Barry Mcguigan was fishing during a recent nighttime angling adventure with friends in the Six Mile Water river in Antrim, Northern Ireland, when he caught an 11-pound, 31-inch wild brown trout, news agency South West News Service (SWNS) reports. Wild brown trout typically weigh an average of 2.2-pounds and measure between seven and 14 inches long in freshwater rivers, SWNS said. After posing for a must-have photo, Mcguigan returned the fish to the water. "I couldn't believe it when I pulled it out, the weight on my fishing rod was almost too much to bear,” Mcguigan continued.

Source: Fox News July 21, 2020 14:37 UTC