A RARE cast of the biggest salmon ever caught by rod and line in British waters is expected to fetch up to £6,000 at auction.

The fish was caught in October 1922 by Georgina Ballantine, who was fishing from a boat on the River Tay with a spinner and a Malloch rod.

Assisted by her father, it took her two hours to catch the record-breaking salmon which was 54 inches long and weighed in at 64lbs.

The original salmon was cast in plaster by P. D. Malloch and is held at Glendelvine Estate near Dunkeld, Perthshire.

Only 12 limited edition replicas were cast in fibreglass by George Jamieson.

The cast for sale is estimated at up to £6,000 and will go up for auction at Bonhams next Sporting Sale in Edinburgh on Tuesday October 25.