Nghe An fishermen caught a giant 25kg catfish

(Baonghean.vn) - A catfish weighing more than 25kg and nearly 1m long, caught by Mr. Lo Vong Kham, Xang Tren village (My Ly, Ky Son) in the Nam Non river, was bought for 15 million VND by a customer.

The giant catfish was caught by Mr. Lo Vong Kham of Xang Tren village (My Ly, Ky Son) on the Nam Non river.

Mr. Lo Vong Kham said: on the morning of May 11, when he discovered the big fish hooked, it took him and his wife nearly 30 minutes to get the fish onto the boat. Mr. Kham has been fishing for kingfishers (a type of large-sized fishing line with many hooks, usually released from the afternoon of the day until the next morning) since he was a child, but it has been more than 20 years since he caught a fish this big.

He added that in the past, fishing for catfish, bream, and bream (fish species with high economic value) was often more successful. In recent years, the amount of these fish has gradually become scarce, making it very difficult to catch them.

Catfish is one of the freshwater fish species with high economic value, mainly living in flowing water areas.

Catfish is one of the species with high economic value, it often lives in flowing water areas. Currently, the price of this fish is around 450 to 500 thousand VND/kg.

The Nam Non River, especially the section flowing through My Ly Commune (Ky Son) has many rapids and waterfalls, with strong river currents, suitable for fish species with high economic value to live. Most fishermen can only catch this fish by fishing.

Ho Phuong