On August 16, 2025, in the Czech Republic, fisherman Jakub Vagner caught a 2.72-meter (8.9-foot) catfish, the largest ever recorded in the country. The professional angler had already made headlines ...

A man in the Czech Republic rewrote his own national record after catching a 2.68m catfish in what he described as a 50-minute “intense battle”. Mr Jakub Vagner, 43, caught the freshwater fish on Aug ...