Just a couple weeks ago we reported an almighty 5lb 11oz perch from the Thames. This week another fish of the same size has hit the bank, and it's believed to be an entirely different specimen.
It was caught by Hampshire angler Adam Melton, who used a Z-Man lure on a Ned Rig to tempt it.
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He arrived just before 7am and, having started in a favourite spot but received little by the way of action, headed to a swim by an inlet.
Casting out, he hadn't had a single pluck on the lure until he hit what he thought was a snag right by his feet.
But, when the 'snag' shook its head, he knew he'd hooked something special!
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After battling it for a few minutes the fish lunged for a patch of weed but, thankfully for Adam, it freed itself.
When he put it on the scales, he was staggered to see the needle swing round to 5lb 11oz.
At 51.5cm, the length of the fish was equally impressive.
This perch, alongside the specimen of the same weight reported recently, makes the Thames a venue to watch this winter for a possible British record.
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