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Flooding Across Europe – Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Spain

Jonathon Marshall — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:12:29 +0000

Thousands of people across Europe have been displaced by major flooding due to heavy rain. The man in the photo below was obviously quite lucky, both for catching a fish, and for not being in areas where the flood waters reached over 3 feet!

A local resident carries a fish, just caught on a flooded street, in the village of Felsohamor, Hungary, Sunday, May 16, 2010. The local River Szinva burst its banks flooding residential areas which residents tried to protect with sandbags seen at rear. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

via Boston’s Big Picture

I really love Boston’s Big Picture features, I’d also like to hope that one day I could do something like that here with Fishing Fury. But until that time, this image should serve as inspiration.

Fattest Pike Ever!

Clive Mathias — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:06:07 +0000

I’ve seen a lot of fat pike in my life, but never one like this!

Dude, your pike is melting!

via Pike Fishing Freak

180 Pike in 3 Days

Clive Mathias — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:07:46 +0000

Scandinavian pike fishing at its finest!

via MuskiesNB.ca

MONSTER MARMORATTA!

Jonathon Marshall — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:37:21 +0000

Cyril from LeMouching.com wrote to us to tell us about this monstrous Marmoratta Trout caught on a fly in Slovenia (Soca River). Clearly he wasn’t kidding when he said it was huge, but he also says it’s the largest Marmoratta Trout ever caught on a fly!

I’m not sure what the current record is, but these photos clearly speak for themselves! The fish weighted in at 22.5Kg, that’s almost 50 pounds (!!), and was 120cm, almost 4 feet long!

Cyril also mentioned that the reel is a Vivarelli, which apparently some people criticize as only being good for catching small fish. We’ll it looks like that myth just got shattered in to a million pieces.

All photos were taken by Maurizio Maule, and there are many more after the break!

Earthquake Brings Squid to California

Jonathon Marshall — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:24:04 +0000

A recent earthquake in California has shaken up a large group of Humboldt squid and sent them straight in to the beaches of La Jolla. Local residents were shocked and say they’ve never seen anything like this before. Check out the video!

This isn’t the first time we’ve covered the Humboldt squid, and when not confused by whatever occurred underwater during the quake they can even be quite aggressive and dangerous. In Mexico they refer to them as diablo rojo.

via NBC San Diego

Raw video from the beach can be found after the break.

When Zanders Attack!

Jonathon Marshall — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:52:33 +0000

A Zander is a European variant of our Walleye, and apparently some can be extremely territorial, to the point of attacking swimmers. With six attacks in a single weekend, two of the swimmers were sent to the hospital with gashes over four inches long, the local Swiss police department was forced to take action. The police first tried to catch the fish with a net, which failed, so a ~~hitman~~ scuba diver was sent in to ~~ice pick~~ harpoon the fish. I’m not sure how he know which fish was the attacker, but while under he harpooned a 27″ Zander weighing over 17 pounds! What a whopper! The police cooked the fish and served it to local tourists for their troubles.

“It is quite unusual for zanders to bite humans”, Croci said, adding he suspected the fish was suffering from a hormonal imbalance which could be responsible for its aggression.

via Yahoo Canada and Telegraph UK

Giant Pike Illustration

Clive Mathias — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:40:09 +0000

I’ve read legendary tales of giant pike swimming European waters hundreds of years ago. I love the idea of there being humongous versions of the fish we catch today, but until I see some real evidence I can only assume that sea monsters like this simply don’t exist, and probably never have. I stumbled across the art work of John Sibbick the other day while doing some pike research and this illustration jumped right out at me. A giant pike from a Finnish folk tale.

It’s a great image, but if you want to be technical, its actually a muskie (judging from the pointed fins).

via John Sibbick

141 Pound Catfish Caught From Shore

Clive Mathias — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:41:46 +0000

Catfish Eats Soccer Ball

Clive Mathias — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:19:43 +0000

We already know catfish like to eat mini basketballs, but apparently they like soccer balls too. This massive wels catfish bit off more then it could chew.

via Moldy Chum

Monster Snoek, Netherlands Pike!

Clive Mathias — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:11:40 +0000

Pike are one of the most popular sport fish in the world, and for good reason – they are savage predators and can grow very large. We at FishingFury love fishing for pike and all creatures Esox. We have posted photos in the past of potential world records, but no picture on this site has seen as much world wide attention as the monster pike seen below. I have seen this photo all over the interweb and have been emailed questions about it by thousands of people (well, maybe not thousands, but at least one or two)

If you are a avid fisherman, this photo has probably been appearing in your inbox more times then you can count, being sent by family and friends bragging that it was caught by a friend of a friend in a nearby lake (I’ve heard stories of it being a Manitoba or Ontario fish lately). Fact of the matter is that it wasn’t caught anywhere near you, unless of course you live in the Netherlands. The photo even appeared in ESOX Angler magazine and this only created more rumours.

There is no doubt that this is a massive pike, but stories of it being a new world record pike are completely untrue. The actual weight of this beast is 42.9lbs (19.5 kgs), and the length is 50 inches! This once in a lifetime catch was released to swim another day. If you want to read the story of this incredible pike, check out http://www.pacgb.co.uk/.

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