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!

Big river ide fooled at dawn - Colin Hebb

“It was dawn and I’d just arrived at a stretch of my local River Hull when I spotted three fish on the surface. I crawled slowly up to the edge of the bank so I wouldn’t spook them, and started to feed chunks of bread. 

“I could see that they were big ide, and they were coming up and slurping down the bread confidently.

“Excitedly, I nicked some flake on to a size 8 hook attached to 6lb line and lowered it on to the surface, where it was engulfed within seconds!

“The fight was powerful and jagged, but by keeping the rod high I managed to slide this cracking ide over the net – all 5lb 6oz of it!” 

Colin Hebb with his giant river ide of 5lb 6oz