Taylors Lake south-east of Horsham has proven itself to be a prime fishing location after Wimmera anglers hooked themselves an 18-kilogram Murray Cod.

Wimmera’s Jason Heard and Kevin Clyne were enjoying a day of boating and fishing on the lake late last week when Mr Heard snagged the 85-centimetre fish.

“Young Jason who caught it was yelling ‘jeez, I think I’ve got a stingray here, it’s stuck to the bottom’ when he hooked the fish,” Mr Clyne said.

“It took a whole heap of line away from him and it took us about 10 minutes to get it in.”

Mr Clyne said it took the pair’s combined efforts to reel the fish into the boat.

“We used the net and I thought I almost wouldn’t be able to pull it in because it was so heavy,” he said.

The anglers measured the fish before releasing it back into the lake.

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