The quarterly issue of International Angler, the IGFA's own magazine, just appeared, and it sports some unusual catches.

The wels catfish (Silurus glanis) was profiled in the International Angler, IGAF's magazine. This giant predator, which at first appears tail-less, lives in Europe and Asia and reaches at weight of 675 pounds. Spain and Italy are two countries where record wels have been caught.

Records approved included:
Fishing with Ross Malone in New Zealand, Kathy Malone caught a line class record albacore of 12 pounds, 12 ounces on two-pound line, for a line-class record.

Peter F. Binaski fished with Guillermo Gomez out of Ensenada to bag a 3-pound, six-ounce Mexican barracuda, a species that runs a good deal smaller than the California barracuda, on 16-pound line, also a record.

Two fly rod calico records were set. Christian Anderson fished with Jeff Stock to take a three-pound nine-ounce bass on an eight-pound tippet in San Diego last May, and Lori Batiuk fished with Bill Matthews in Santa Monica Bay in March to get a three-pound, five-ounce kelp bass on a 16-pound tippet.

Gary Bulla, fishing with Valente Lucero at Cerralvo Island, chalked up two fly rod records on yellowtail. He caught a 34-pound, 14-ounce yellow on a 16-pound tippet, and a 32-pound, 11-ounce forktail on a 20-pound tippet.