"It was a giant fish, yes, Señor Catfish ... more fiery even than the tail of the pirarara the beautiful red-tailed catfish that also swims in Amazonia. As we settle back to fishing ...

Daily Echo freshwater fishing correspondent Mark Simmonds has landed one of the largest Amazon red tail catfish ever caught. He reeled in a monster of 102lb from Bruce Dales Teak Trees Fishery at ...

Boonsong added that the catfish was estimated to weigh 15.7 st (100kg) and measure 3.3ft (1 metre) from head to tail ... giant catfish is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List ...