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Father and Son Catch 500-pound Swordfish Breaking State Record
While fishing off the coast of Morehead City a father-son fishing duo landed a swordfish that broke a state record weighing over 500 pounds. Cary Carney and his son Brandon were fishing with 65-pound line when they caught the huge …
Angler Catches Massive Sturgeon, Breaking Idaho Record
While Greg Poulsen usually jokes that he catches the smallest fish on fishing trips, all that changed recently when he landed a record-breaking sturgeon at the C.J. Strike Reservoir in Idaho. Poulsen was able to catch a sturgeon that measured …
Colorado’s Longest Standing Fishing Record Broken by Angler
A 75-year-old record was broken in Colorado recently at Monarch Lake. Tim Daniel of Granby landed a 7.84-pound brook trout which measured 23¼ inches in length, had a 15-inch girth. This narrowly beat out that last record that stood since …
Angler Breaks 22-Year-Old Kansas Fishing Record
Tami Sanderson broke a Kansas state record that stood for 22 years in a local farm pond in Sherman County. She landed a yellow perch which weighed in at 1.46 pounds and was 13.66 inches in length. She was using …
661-Pound Stingray Caught in Cambodia
Cambodian villagers on the Mekong River recently caught a 661-pound female stingray which researchers say is the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded. After being named Boramy, which means full-moon, the 13-foot fish was electronically tagged and released back into the …
Angler Pulls Largest Fish Ever Caught in Tennessee from Cherokee Lake
According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, Chad Collins caught a record-setting paddlefish on Cherokee Lake. The fish is now the largest fish ever caught on record in the state, coming in at a whopping 120 pounds. Collins’s catch measured …
Angler Shatters Records in Missouri with a Massive Catfish
Typically state records are only broken by a pound or two, but Eugene Cronley’s catch was 30 pounds more than the previous title holder. While fishing in Missouri, Cronley landed a 131-pound catfish using a rod on the Mississippi Rivier. …
Illinois Angler Sets State Record in Missouri with 140-Pound Paddlefish
According to reports an angler from Illinois was on a fishing trip with his family when landed a massive paddlefish that broke the Missouri state record. Jim Dain caught a 140-pound 10-ounce, paddlefish while fishing at the Lake of the …
Angler Lands 17-pound Bass, the Largest Caught in Texas in 30 Years
Last week Brodey Davis caught a 17.06-pound bass on the O.H. Ivie Reservoir in Texas. It’s likely the biggest bass caught in the Lone Star State in 30 years as it’s exceeded only by Barry St. Clair’s 18.8-pound Lake Fork …
Angler Breaks 60-year-old Trout Record in North Carolina
Angler Todd Spangler caught a speckled trout in the Neuse River of Pamlico County, NC and broke a 60-year-old state record. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries certified the 12-pound 6-ounce fish which measured 33.5-inches-long with a girth of 19 …
