Five minutes after rowing out, a piece of mackerel fished over chopped fish and pellets produced this 116lb Catfish from Abbey Lakes in France.

I have enjoyed lots of fishing expeditions travelling to various countries throughout the world, including Brazil, France, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

On my travels I have managed to catch nineteen different species of Catfish, plus three different Albino Wels. Some of the species of fish that I have caught are: Arapaima, Freshwater Stingray, Goonch, Mahseer, Piranha, Amazon Redtail, Giant Mekong Catfish, Asian Redtail, Chao Phraya, Tiger Shovelnose Catfish, Tarpon, Tigerfish and Vundu.

I have also written articles for magazines, click on titles below to read:

• The 3 Albino's - Return to Bavaria
• Whiskers Article - A Goonch
• Catfishing in Asia

James Peacock