Oliver writes himself into record books at Barlow Country Club

Proud Oliver shows off his monster catch.

Teen angler Oliver Crowther wrote himself into the Barlow Country Club record books after landing a monster catch.

Proud Oliver caught a 42lb grass carp to become the club’s new record holder.

The whopper, now known as the ‘Queen of Barlow, is also believed to be one of the largest, if not the largest in the county, and is also around 12lb shy of the current UK record for the largest grass carp.

Oliver said: ““At just 17 years old, I believe I have caught the fish of a life time, with most anglers never land a fish of this size.

The 42lb grass carp is a record-breaker.

“I hope this will be the first of many monster fish I catch, and not my only and final encounter with the Queen of Barlow.

“After waiting for just over an hour with a piece of bread floating on the surface of the pond, the beast took the bait at roughly 8:10pm beginning what would usually commence a large battle with the fish that could span up to an hour.

“However with the extreme heat on that particular day the fish had grown tired quickly so only took five minutes from setting the hook to bringing the fish to the bank.

“A moment I recall from bringing the fish in, was my Dad (Andy) telling my younger brother (George) to grab the closest landing net (that being the smallest) to scoop the fish into before actually seeing the specimen.

“Immediately after