Giant Irish Pike

I love big pike, and this has got to be one of the biggest I’ve seen out of Ireland. She measured a lengthy 48 inches long, and had a girth of 24 inches!

48 inch pike

“This fine Pike was caught by Ballingall angler Damian Grifferty. Shortly after noon on Tuesday April 24th the lucky angler hooked-up with a fish of a life time on Lough Ennell. The “Crookedwood Hurley” rattled the scales with a specimen pike weighing 15.98k, well over the 30lbs specimen weight. Damian was fishing with J.J. Flanagan on the day. The monster pike measured 48 inches long and had a girth of 24 inches. The fish came to a large orange lure.”

This one isn’t quite as long, but look how fat it is!

18kg pike

via cfb.ie

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September 16, 2009 by Clive Mathias

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  • avatar gary switlick
    2 years, 4 months ago #

    where was the second pike caught? i wish the pike i catch were that fat.

  • avatar Clive Mathias
    2 years, 4 months ago #

    Both are from Ireland – heres the description for the second one…

    This fine Pike was caught on Lough Ree by Mullingar angler Pat Keenaghan on Lough Ree. The fish was taken on a small Rapala lure. Pat and his partner tried to weigh the fish but the digital scales were showing an error message as they had weighed the fish went over the 30 lbs. barrier on the scales. The beautiful female fish full of spawn was carefully put back alive.

  • avatar Jonathon Marshall
    2 years, 4 months ago #

    Amazing pike on both counts!

  • avatar MuskyBill
    2 years, 4 months ago #

    WOW!!!!

  • avatar mike regan
    4 months, 3 weeks ago #

    Nice fish ! We have caught several 43s, and a couple 45s and 46s in Ontario…..but that thing is mammoth !

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