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A Mississippi man named Eugene Cronley just reeled in a 131-pound blue catfish shattering the previous state record that stood for 25 years by nearly 36 pounds. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife certified the catch as a new state record blue catfish. The giant fish was caught on April 7, 2022, from the Mississippi River near Natchez, Mississippi. Mr. Cronley …
Jim Dain, An Illinois angler fishing on Lake Of The Ozarks, just set the Missouri paddlefish state record with the 140-pound, 10-ounce fish caught on March 18th. Jim’s fish outweighed the previous record by a single ounce, according to the Missouri DNR. Anglers enjoy chasing paddlefish both for the fight and their delicious table fare. Here’s what Jim has been …
Two state record musky have been caught so far this month. The first, a 51-pound muskellunge caught in West Virginia, and the second, a 32 pounder pulled from the Potomac River in Maryland. In less but still exciting news, Karl’s Bait & Tackle is now selling premier musky gear at an incredibly competitive price. Load up on rubber, bucktails, and …
Todd Spangler’s 12lb, 8-ounce speckled trout caught on February 9th, 2022, near the mouth of the Neuse River, is the official North Carolina state record. While fishing with a buddy and using his homemade rod, Todd initially thought he hooked into a hard-fighting striped bass before getting a glimpse of the 33.5-inch speckled trout. The fellas measured the catch once …
New State Record Cusk: 35” long weighing 12 lbs 8.48 oz caught by Ryan Scott Ashley of Gilmanton, NH. Caught in Lake Winnipesaukee, Moultonborough on January 13, 2022. New Hampshire Fish & Game via Instagram Ryan Scott Ashely of Gilmanton, N.H. caught the state record burbot while ice fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee. In the video below, you’ll see the tail …
Richard “The Breeze” Nicholson pulled a 34-inch, 18.1-pound walleye from the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, while fishing alongside his son Richard Nocholson Jr. The enormous walleye breaks a 41-year old record that was caught from the Allegheny Reservoir back in 1980. The duo was fishing with live creek chub minnows, a popular and oftentimes unbeatable technique for targeting …
The new Montana state record Walleye was caught from Holter Lake by Trevor Johnson of Helena, Montana. Appropriately, Trevor was using a “jig,” according to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Weighing 18.02 pounds officially, the fish measured out to 32” inches long with a 22” inch girth. According to the Minnesota DNR, an average walleye will take anywhere from 4-5 years …
Adam Mann of Wisconsin just caught a 16.25-inch long perch that weighed a whopping 3.22lbs, setting a new Idaho state record. The fish came from the famed Lake Cascade, which is undoubtedly the best place in the country to catch a truly giant yellow perch. Adam was fishing a small tungsten ice jig tipped with a nightcrawler when the record-setting …
David Burruss, owner of Clear Lake Outdoors in Lakeport, California, just broke the state record crappie when he reeled in 4.33-pound black crappie out of the Northern California’s fishing crown jewel, Clear Lake. The Lake Country Record-Bee reported that David was bass fishing with a 4-inch soft plastic swimbait when the record-setting crappie swiped his lure. Clear lake receives an incredible amount of fishing pressure and …
Bluegill are the one of the most accessible, popular, and best tasting freshwater fish in North America. And pound for pound, they might be one of the hardest fighting. Part of the Sunfish family, bluegill prefer warm water lakes, rivers, creeks, and ponds. Bluegill are opportunists when it comes to feeding and will commonly eat things like plankton, insects, worms, …
Flathead catfish are bottom-dwelling beasts that swim throughout rivers and lakes. Opportunistic feeders, flathead catfish will munch on anything from oysters to live bluegills. I found certified records for flathead catfish in 36 out of 50 states in the US. After looking over the weights, I’ve never wanted to catfish more. The Native Range of Flathead Catfish In America Documented …
