A first-ever Arizona state record Gila trout was caught on Feb. 28 from Frye Mesa Reservoir following the stocking of these colorful native salmonids into the reservoir near Safford on Feb. 27. Robert Woods of Flagstaff caught a 19¼-inch, 3.35-pound … Continued
A yellow bullhead, caught on Dec. 17, 2010, set a new Florida state record for the species, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists. Tom Flynn of Homosassa was fishing with minnows he had caught at a … Continued
A 20-year-old Aurora woman became Colorado’s newest fishing state-record holder after landing a 43-pound channel catfish at Aurora Reservoir on Oct. 4. The mammoth fish, caught by Jessica Walton, is the largest channel catfish ever caught in Colorado and the … Continued
A 14-year-old Colorado resident became the newest member of state’s angling elite after landing a 51-pound grass carp while fishing at Prospect Park Lake on June 4. The mammoth carp, caught by Cody Moreland, set a new species state record … Continued
Greg Bernal holds the new official Missouri state record for blue catfish (ictalurus fucatus). Bernal hooked the monster catfish with pole and line in the Missouri River near Columbia Bottom Conservation Area at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 20. The fish, … Continued