In the Kirov region, a fisherman caught a catfish the size of a man in the Vyatka River. The photo of the man with the catch was published in the Typical KIROV group on VKontakte on Monday, 22 July. Photo taken by a user named Golubev. In the photo, a man in military uniform is standing on the shore of a reservoir and holding a huge fish in his hands. “Baby catfish from Vyatka! - signed by the author of the publication. - I took it on a quok. Kwok is a beater that fishermen use when catching catfish. When struck by water, the device produces gurgling sounds and attracts fish.
Common catfish is a large freshwater scaly fish of the catfish family. They feed on small crustaceans, insects and fish fry. Catfish can be up to five meters long and weigh up to 400 kilograms. In 2017, it was reported that in France, three fishermen managed to catch an 80 kg catfish 2.46 meters long. The fish was caught off the coast of the Moselle department in the northeast of the country. It took the men about 30 minutes to get the catfish aboard the boat.