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Girl catches record breaking catfish

A 20 year old girl in the UK hooked a 7 foot long record breaking catfish which outweighed her on the scale at a massive 120 pounds. This officially becomes the biggest freshwater fish ever caught by a female in the United Kingdom. The previous record was just under 70 pounds.

While fishing with her boyfriend, Lee Pollard who is an excellent angler, Kirstin Hole wasn’t able to reel in the fish all alone. With the help of her boyfriend Lee they were able to get the beast out of the water which was a battle in itself.

The catfish was so big that they couldn’t use their normal scale which maxed out at 6 feet in length. Another fisherman that was close by was able to lend them a hand. They used his scale and got the official measurements of the massive freshwater fish.

Record Breaking Catfish by Female

The Oakwood park lakes is located outside of hockwold village. It used to be called Witch Lakes but is now under new management. Beautiful and yet scary, they have over 30 acres of wilderness, ponds, lakes, streams, and giant oak tress that are 500 years old.

Some great fishing experiences, people can explore untamed fishing areas in 3 main lakes.

Predator lake is almost 5 acres big and up to 10 feet deep in some areas. The 120 pound catfish was caught in this lake as well as some carp that were over 30 pounds. This lake is one of the top attractions for fisherman.

The other two lakes are less than an acre big. One has course fishing and is surrounded by beautiful oak tress. The other lake is an ornamental lake which has a relaxing picnic area.