Rescue operation to save 111 sailors after ship catches fire at sea
A massive rescue operation was launched today to save 111 sailors on board a stricken fishing ship after it caught fire 230 miles off the British coast. The crew began abandoning ship to the liferafts as flames ripped through factory fishing ship The Athena after fire broke out in the processing room of the 344ft…
Mutant lobster caught by fisherman
Marine experts did a double take after this rare mutant lobster was found – with TWO cutting claws. Lobsters usually have one cutting claw and one crushing claw – which are each used to catch food such as crabs. They grab their prey with the sharp cutting claw while the powerful crusher claw is used…
Hook, line and stinker: Fisherman cooks record-breaking fish
A keen angler was gutted after he caught and prepared a fish for his BBQ dinner only to discover it was a rare tropical species – that would have netted him a British RECORD. Holidaymaker Mark Cook, 41, was sea fishing with a friend in a boat off the coast of Cornwall when he reeled…
End of the (fishing) line for eel catching?
The ancient British tradition of ”eel catching” passed down in the same family for 500 YEARS is under threat because the last surviving catcher is struggling to find an heir. Peter Carter, 45, has harvested the Cambridgeshire Fens for eels using medieval skills passed down over 20 generations between men since 1470. The dad-of-one was…
Fisherman nearly killed by his own float in freak accident
A teenage angler is lucky to be alive after he almost died in a freak accident when he was speared in the chest – by his own FISHING FLOAT. Tom Mitchenall, 17, had hooked a large carp and was playing the heavy fish when the line snapped sending the slender plastic float at him like…
Eastern European immigrants given guide to best lakes for poaching
Enraged fishermen were stunned after eastern European immigrants were given a ”rough guide” to find the best lakes for poaching English fish. A Russian-language newspaper urged its migrant readers living in England to avoid shopping in supermarkets and ”catch their own” fish instead. Hungry readers were directed to four fishing lakes where they could hook…
Five-year-old boy catches 12lb carp using a plastic toy fishing rod
A five-year-old boy stunned anglers by catching a 12lb carp using a plastic toy fishing rod and a piece of sweetcorn. Matthew Pretorius was fishing with his twin brother Markus and father Albert in South Cerney, Wilts., when he landed his monster catch. He battled for around five minutes with the carp, which almost snapped…
Oldest fisherman celebrates 70 years at sea despite not eating fish and not being able to swim
The oldest fishermen in the country celebrated 70 years of netting seafood despite never tasting his catch – because he doesn’t eat FISH. Bill Hocking began fishing in May 1940 as 11-year-old boy and is still hauling lobster and crabs 70 years later. He starts work at 5am every morning and works seven days a…
