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Catfish the Lac du Der behemoth

With its impressive size, the catfish is the biggest fish you can catch in Lac du Der.

Catfish fishing

Massive and colossal, catfish fishing is a sport. Sometimes it takes several hours, and you have to measure your strength against the angler’s muscularity, as the beast’s energy sometimes exceeds 2 metres. The battle ends with the release of the brave and admirable wels catfish.

The catfish has adapted perfectly to the lake, with no competition from other species. An extraordinary line, the biggest ones hoisted into the boat or onto the bank are sometimes over 2.40 m long and weigh over 70 kg.

A massive catfish caught at Lac du Der

In September 2022, an angler from Haute-Marne, France, reeled in a catfish measuring 2m37 and 67 kg. The record for the largest catfish caught in Lac du Der is 2m41!

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