Earlier this week local Shetland angler David Nicolson, who describes himself as a ‘cod addict’, caught a magnificent 13lb 11oz cod in the waters near his home in Shetland.
Nothing unusual about that you might say until you realise David caught this fine fish on a fly rod!
Fishing, close in, from a small rowing boat, with a sinking line, 8 lb tippet and a shimmering pink Clouser, David told Fish Wild the cod took out 100 yards of line, and backing, towed the boat and took 15 minutes to land!
Such a fine cod could have made more than a few very tasty meals, but David, to his great credit returned the fish alive and well to the sea to breed again, being well aware of the perilous state of UK cod stocks.
Well done David!
