Published: January 8, 2008
Biggest Cod of the season so far reeled in by angler off Burnham

This bumper-sized cod was caught by a sea angler fishing near Burnham-On-Sea this week.

The huge 12lb 8oz Cod was reeled in by Terry Giles, a Weston Angling Club member, onboard the Burnham fishing boat 'Kelly's Hero' on Sunday (January 6th).

"The cod is the biggest of the season so far and was caught just a mile off Burnham-On-Sea, even though we'd travelled eight miles out into the Bristol Channel earlier in the day to deeper water," said Dave Saunders, owner of the fishing boat.

"The cod was caught at 3.20pm, about two hours before High Water, and the bait used was rag worm and squid tip."

This week's catch is not the biggest on record, though. A monster 26lb 4oz specimen was caught on December 29th, 2005 near Hinkley Point, as reported here by Burnham-On-Sea.com.

Terry was delighted with his catch and claims he was always confident that it would be him that landed the fish of the day.

"There's always loads of banter with this group of fisherman, who have fished from Kelly's Hero for the past eight years," said Dave.