Monster porbeagle taken on fly tackle!

A monster porbeagle has been caught from British waters by an angler using fly-fishing tackle. 

The shark, estimated to weigh 380lb and thought to be the largest ever taken on a fly, was claimed by Wiltshire angler Tim Westcott who battled with the fish for over an hour while aboard Jerry Rogers’ Fast Cats charter boat out of Cornwall.

Tim claimed the porgie while purposefully targeting the species. It’s the latest in a two-year campaign that has seen him land numerous other specimens, including a blue shark of 151lb... also on the fly.

Read more over at our sister website, seaangler.co.uk.