Carp angler nets eel of 8lb 14oz

A carp angler is the envy of specialist eel anglers after landing this 8lb 14oz beauty.

Ireneusz Zajaczkowski was fishing Shropshire venue Wigmore Lakes when the super-serpent picked up his worm hookbait. 

Accurate measuring revealed it to be 111cm long, and Ireneusz described it as “the best eel of my life”. 

Wigmore Lakes fishery manager Robin Hubbard said: “It was a real surprise to see an eel of that size caught from the lake. We are a real mixed fishery, and have fish of all species in our 100-year-old-pond.

“The lake is fishing really well at the moment.

“It just goes to show that in fishing, you never know what the next bite will bring.”