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2.92-metre giant fish: German angler lands huge catfish from Polish reservoir

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Oliver Schäfer from the Eifel and his fishing partner landed a 2.92-metre catfish during a tournament in Poland. The fish is well known in angling circles.

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For generations, many fishermen dream of catching at least once a legendary three-metre fish. Recently, a German lived this unique experience with his fishing partner during a...

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"Without IA, without rigging," said the winners of the Polish national fishing contest, as the catch is impressive. Germans Oliver Schäfer and Kevin Cremers managed to climb to the surface the world's largest freshwater fish.

·Paris, France
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A German fisherman can celebrate the biggest catch of his life after he and his Dutch partner pulled out an astonishingly large catfish from a Polish reservoir. The fish was 2.92 meters long, just eight centimeters short of the legendary three-meter mark. It took more than half an hour of struggle to catch the huge specimen, and the most surprising thing about the story is that […]

German fisherman Oliver Schaefer (34) caught a 2.92-meter-long catfish during a fishing competition in the Polish town of Rybnik, a world record for the length of this species of fish, Bild reports.

He caught a catfish during a two-day competition in which about 150 anglers from different European countries participated.

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Euronews broke the news in Lyon, France on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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