Globtrotter angler Steve Wozniack with a nice monkfish.
Audun F. Skjølberg while fishing off NSA’s Seafishing Camp on Sørøya, in northern part of Norway caught a monster size monkfish; 59 pound - 27 kilo
Monkfish Video:
The angler fish or monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) is also called fishing-frog, frog-fish or sea-devil, is a member of the family Lophiidae. The monkfish is found in coastal waters of the northeast Atlantic, from the Barents Sea, Black Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean.
| DISTRIBUTION: | East Atlantic Mediterranean |
| MAX SIZE: | 130 lb / 60 kg |
| MAX LENGTH: | 60 inch / 150 cm |
| MAX AGE: | Unknown |
| ENVIRONMENT: | Saltwater |