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A couple from England may have nabbed the biggest fish ever caught in North America when they reeled in a 12-foot white sturgeon weighing 1,100 pounds.

The guide tagged the fish and the group released the fish back into the water.

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Records from the local conservation society show that the sturgeon the Snells caught may be the biggest ever recorded in North America, according to Werk. Several other records of aged sturgeon exceed 5 m (16 ft 5 in). 'It is the most excitement I’ve ever had with a fish,' he told GlobalPost.

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The sturgeon weighed an estimated 120 …

Mr Werk inspected the fish and saw that it hadn't been tagged before - a sign that this was the first time the fish had ever been caught.

In 2018, two fishermen found a fish dying on the shore of Shasta Lake, only to revive this monster sturgeon (it was choking on a catfish) and send it back into the depths of Shasta: Michael Snell, 65, and his wife, Margaret, both of Salisbury, England, caught the giant fish during a trip to Chilliwack, British Columbia in Canada earlier this week.

The couple had travelled to area's Fraser River inspired to get a big catch following a trip they made there in 2009 where they caught what they considered an impressive five-foot long sturgeon.

The stories of giant sturgeon in Shasta Lake have been circulating for decades. They eventually got the fish to shore with the help of their guide, Dean Werk. Published: 00:45 BST, 22 July 2012 | Updated: 06:58 BST, 22 July 2012.

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', 'A dinosaur': The couple's guide, Dean Werk (left) said the fish was unlike anything he's seen, saying, 'I¿ve been a professional fishing guide on the Fraser for 25 years and I¿ve never seen a sturgeon this big', Back to sea: After Mr Werk tagged the fish, the group released the fish back into the water to be free. The fish was estimated to be 125 years old.

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Protein power balls, gluten-free flapjacks, and a... Is YOUR business ready? The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. The fish was 87.5 inches long and weighed more than 240 pounds. When we picked her head up out of the water, it was almost three feet wide. It measured 28 feet long and weighed 4,570 pounds. I never knew a fish could be that large.

As Joey Pallotta, III motored his 18 ft. fiberglass boat towards San Pablo Bay, California on the morning of July 9, 1983, little did he know that in just a few minutes, he would be fighting the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded on rod and reel.

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A couple from England may have nabbed the biggest fish ever caught in North America when they reeled in a 12-foot white sturgeon weighing 1,100 pounds.

BAYPORT, Minn. (KFGO) – A sturgeon caught on the St. Croix River near Bayport, Minn. could be the largest fish ever caught in the state.

It's not me, it's you! White Sturgeon -- Joey Pallotta, San Pablo Bay.

The humongous sturgeon was 345 cm long with a girth of 61 inches, tying it with the largest “‘tag and release’ white sturgeon on the Fraser River,” according to Lang Nguyen, the owner of Lang’s Fishing Adventures.

But they never imagined the catch they were making on the most recent trip when Mr Snell saw his rod tip. Nguyen estimated that the sturgeon is well over a 120-years-old, weighs around 800 lbs, and is most likely a female. Darren Troseth of Jordan, Minn. caught the massive fish Saturday night. It is believed to be the largest lake sturgeon ever caught in the U.S. You watch it breathe, watch it blow,' he said. But that was before the fish was protected. The guide told the news agency: 'I’ve been a professional fishing guide on the Fraser for 25 years and I’ve never seen a sturgeon this big.'. 'Most excitement': Mrs Snell had to hold on to her husband during a battle that lasted an hour and a half to bring the mammoth sea creature to shore, 'Just marvel': The sturgeon may be the biggest fish ever caught in North America and it had never been tagged, meaning that it is unlikely that it had ever been caught before. Got a problem with corrosion near your home? Another specimen reportedly weighted 1,220 kg (2,690 lb) and measured 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) in length.

His wife held on to his harness to prevent him from being pulled into the water during the catch.

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That distinction technically belongs to Joey Pallotta, who caught a 468-pound white sturgeon in Benicia, California in 1983.

Mr Snell told The Canadian Press he will never forget the catch of a lifetime.