Angler Aidan Traynor had a deep river monster tipping the scales at 23lbs. He reports from the Clare river:
On the hunt for “river monsters” myself and Mike were yesterday on the Clare river, conditions were perfect for a bit of lure casting. We were into the fish after a few casts with Mike landing the first esox a fish of about 8lbs. I wasn’t far behind him with a nice jack . Then things went quiet for awhile until we decided to head for home. One last cast for me when I felt a big thud hit the lure ! I knew it was a decent fish and after 15 mins of leaps and deep diving we landed my p.b a true river monster weighing 23lbs. After a quick weigh and a photo we released her gently back and off she swam into the darkness…
Tight lines,
Aidan Traynor
