Catch of the day: Keith Williams (L) and Stuart Gillham with the 134lb Siamese carp (Picture: Stuart Gillham/BNPS)

A British angler set a new world record by landing this monster 60kg (9st 6lb) carp which weighs the same as a person.

Keith Williams, of Carshalton, Surrey, bagged the catch of the day at Gillham’s fishing resort in Krabi, Thailand.

The 56-year-old got the birthday present he hoped for after spending 25 minutes landing the giant Siamese carp.

‘Keith came out to stay with us with a group of friends to celebrate his 56th birthday,’ explained Resort owner Stuart Gillham.


‘He told his wife that he could feel in his bones that he was going to catch a special fish that day.’



He added: ‘His reaction was one of total shock – he said never in his wildest dreams did he imagine he would catch a world record.

‘In the days after this capture Keith was walking around in a daze – he is still saying it has not yet sunk in.’

The new record needs to be officially ratified by the International Game Fish Association.