Dean Quigley with his smooth hound catch
A SMOOTH hound fish caught by Wexford angler Dean Quigley has officially set an Irish record.
Weighing in at 11.27kg, the fish caught at Kilmore on June 10th last was recently ratified by the Irish Specimen Fish Committee.
The independent and voluntary body which verifies and records the capture of large fish caught on rod by anglers in fresh waters and marine waters announced the record in its recently-released 2016 report.
Detailed information on some 485 large fish caught by anglers at locations around Ireland last year is also included in the report.
Read more in the Wexford Echo.