A western Iowa fisherman can put his name in the fish-tory book after reeling in a world-record-breaking catch.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (WHO) – A fish caught in Sioux City, Iowa, over the summer has been named a world record catch. The fish, a grass carp, was caught at Bacon Creek Park on Aug. 10, 2025, by Jakob S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An angler spotted something weird floating in Lake Huron in July. It turned out to be an enormous grass carp, one of the most ...

Asian carp are large, voracious, and invasive. After their introduction to the United States during the early 1970s to control algal blooms and snails in aquaculture ponds, Asian carp escaped and ...

With each year that passes, fish in the UK seem to be growing bigger and bigger, with carp being no different, often surpassing what we thought possible just a decade ago. Whether it is a combination ...

In many parts of Europe, the common carp is a prized table fish. But the common carp ( Cyprinus carpio) is arguably Australia’s most vilified fish. Nicknamed the “river rabbit” for its prolific ...