UK fisherman catches huge 30 stone catfish after 'fight of his life' in Thailand

Dean McEwan from Renfrewshire spent an hour and a half reeling the giant Mekong catfish at Palm Tree Lagoon, the critically endangered beast measuring seven feet tall long< /p> Dean (center) with the 30 Stone Mekong Catfish (

Image: Dean McEwan/BNPS)

By

David Clark

One of the biggest catfish in the world was caught by a British fisherman in Thailand.

Dean McEwan said he had "the fight of his life" shaking up the 30-stone monster Mekong catfish while at the Palm Tree Lagoon fishery.

The 36-year-old, from Renfrewshire in Scotland, said it took him an hour and a half to bring the critically endangered animal back before three men helped hoist it up in a net to measure it.

The seven-foot whopper weighed 30 stone, or just over 190 kg.

Dean's catch is said to be the largest catfish caught by a British fisherman in Thailand.

Dean, from Renfrewshire, spent 90 minutes reeling his massive catch (

Picture:

Dean McEwan/BNPS)