"PATIENCE is a virtue" is certainly a saying that applies to fishing.

Sixteen-year-old Callum Gregory, from Atherton, spent a full day at Bee Fold Fishery looking to make a big catch with no luck.

The Wigan and Leigh electrical engineering student returned the following afternoon and was there for around two hours before his line drew the attention of a large common carp.

Callum, who was with a few friends, kept his concentration to pull the fish out the water and discovered it weighed a whopping 21.5lbs.

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Callum with the 21.5lb fish he caught

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He said: "I was really happy to catch it.

"I have been fishing for around a year and have been told that the fish I caught is the biggest one in the Atherton area.

"The fish's nickname is Cut Tail."

Callum caught the fish on Sunday, September 8.