The wels catfish, also called sheatfish or just wels, is a large species of catfish native to wide areas of central, southern, and eastern Europe, in the basins of the Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas. From Wikipedia
The 2.13-meter, 52-kilogram catfish earned Hein the Anglerkönigin 2024 title, underscoring the ecological rebound of the Oder following the 2022 fish kill.