Chris Paris caught this 7lb 8 oz brown from Lough Sheelin on Tuesday 7 May on one of his epoxy nymphs, beating his previous biggest wild brown of 7lb 4oz that he caught in 2017 from Lake Hawdon in the Canterbury High Plains, South Island New Zealand. Chris was being guided by Sean Maguire of Melvin Tackle, based in Garrison, Co. Fermanagh.

7lb 8 oz Chris Paris Lough Sheelin
7lb 8 oz Chris Paris Lough Sheelin

Chris is a retired professor living in Derry since 1992. He has fished extensively for trout, salmon, sea trout, bonefish, barramundi, pike and most other creatures with fins across the world. His recent book The Fish of a Lifetime is available online from Amazon

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Lough Sheelin, Co. Cavan