Wels Catfish - The Debate Thread

[Paul Richardson]

I hooked a seal once near Aberdaron on the lleyn and it gave a good account of itself.

nigh on impossible not to hook them at the mouth of the Tees when mackerel bashing - certainly some squeaky bum moments as the spool empties and you're trying to pull for a break.
Orcas are making their way South ( spotted off Bempton cliffs nr Scarborough last month) so hopefully Mother Nature will redress the balance.

 

[Paul Cooper]

They are definitely in the Thames around Oxford, due to flooding from Linear's St. John's into the Windrush on more than one occasion. St. John's has done a Wels close to 100lbs so goodness knows how big they could be!

 

[Andy Bebbington]

Been catfishing with Tony the last couple of summers which has been very enjoyable and if you hooked one of the bigger fish on your barbel gear in a river say bye bye you will not stop it. this fish scrapped like nothing i have hooked before using a 4.5lb catfish rod and 30lb line.
My pb so far at 64.5lb

 

[Andy Bebbington]

Most of my aping, summer and autumn fishing is now dedicated to UK wels catfish. I’m just back from a 48 hour trip to a hard water in Kent. I managed three, which all best my old pb. They went 67lbs, 81lbs and my newest pb, 85lbs 4oz. To say I’m pleased is an understatement!!

Looking good tony

 

[Graham Tremble]

Been catfishing with Tony the last couple of summers which has been very enjoyable and if you hooked one of the bigger fish on your barbel gear in a river say bye bye you will not stop it. this fish scrapped like nothing i have hooked before using a 4.5lb catfish rod and 30lb line.
My pb so far at 64.5lb

This is why I doubt some of the large catfish reported as coming out of the lower Severn.
G.T.

 

[Andy Bebbington]

new pb of 250lb which was 9lb off the catfish record for the ebro and a monster catfishing record.

 

[Cliff Turner]

OMG !!!!!