A group of piscatorial men caught a black carp of 56 kilos in weight, 1.3m in length from a lake in Hanoi’s suburban Dong Anh district.

Mr. Nguyen Tien Bai, from An Duong ward, Tay Ho district, Hanoi, said that he and his three friends went fishing at Min Lake in Phuong Trach village, Vinh Ngoc commune, Dong Anh district at night May 17.

The giant carp swallowed his bait at around 11.30 pm. After nearly four hours struggling with the fish, Bai and his friends caught it.

The fish is 1.3m long, with 85cm of waist, a 42cm wide tail, and 7cm wide fins. The carp had eggs weighing up to 9 kilos.

Min Lake is around 20km from Hanoi’s center. The lake is around 700 sq.m. It was previously a brick production zone. It is now hired to offer fishing service.

This is the largest carp fished in Hanoi so far. The biggest one that was caught in the West Lake in 2009 was only 37.5 kilos.

The giant carp in pictures:

VNE