Floods in Zaragoza

The river Ebro has risen to six metres and ten centimetres in Zaragoza, with flooding necessitating the evacuation of around one thousand people from their homes.

It was THIS big

The river Ebro in Spain is renowned for its big fish, catfish to be accurate, and an eighteen year old student from the UK has now joined that elite of just 30 UK and 300 European anglers who have managed to catch a freshwater fish over 200 pounds. This magnificent critter weighed in at 211 pounds and was only 15 …

Body in river identified as that of missing policewoman

The body of a woman found in the river Ebro in Álava province has been identified as being that of a policewoman who disappeared two weeks ago. Her ex-husband, a former police officer, has been in custody since her disappearance.

A big surprise

Jessica Wanstall, an eleven year old from Sittingbourne, Kent, went on a fishing trip with her dad in north-east Spain and ended up catching a wopper. Jessica and her dad were fishing in the Ebro river when the youngster hooked a catfish. It turned out to be 193 pounds (13 stone 8lbs) and measured almost three metres in length. According …