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Teen banks superb eel from carp fishery

by Freddie Sandford |

Published on14th May 2025 at 12.56pm

Big eels are rare in the UK, and unfortunately they seem to be decreasing with every year that goes by, so it is always great to see a big fish caught. On their latest trip, Gethin Hillier and his grandad Carl Golding were fishing a carp lake they knew held some good-sized eels, but they weren't prepared for the fish that ended up taking Gethin's bait.

“My 14-year-old grandson, Gethin, took this 5lb 2oz eel from a carp lake in South Wales the other day.

“He caught it by design, fishing a dendrobaena worm hookbait alongside a maggot feeder, and had a great tussle with it.

“He had a massive grin on his face all day after catching this fish. I, on the other hand, blanked!”

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Gethun rightly elated with his huge eel!

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