Record ide...from a river!

ALL-ROUND angler Colin Hebb has landed what’s believed to be Britain’s largest ide, this clonking 8lb 6oz fish. 

The 37-year-old from East Yorkshire took it on quivertipped lobworm by a moored boat on his local stretch of the River Hull.

Ide, also identified as orfe, are usually found in commercials, but Colin has targeted them on the River Hull for the past eight years. He said:

“In 2013 I was tipped off about an area that held big roach, but all I could see there were huge ide basking on the surface.”

Colin’s capture beats the current British ide best by 1oz, and pictures of his catch have been sent to the British Record Fish Committee for verification. 

Colin Hebb’s record ide, a new best – by just an ounce!