A yachtsman was assaulted by an angler after his craft sailed into the casting range of the fisherman’s rod and refused to budge.

Angler Richard Corley was fishing from the North Bridge in Fort Pierce, USA, during the weekend when he claims the yachtsman got in his way.

When the yachtsman refused to move, Corley hit him in the head with a fish, police said. Corley now faces charges of battery and throwing a missile.