“You know if I kill all the fish that I catch then means there’s going to be less fish for other people to catch,” the fisherman said. I was awed by it, actually.". Haataja estimates that the fish, which he caught on a homemade hair jig (which is kinda like a fly) weighed between 28 and 29 pounds.

He jigged near the bottom in 58 feet of water. "We could not believe it," Sederberg said. Required fields are marked *. This usually meant killing the fish. Afterward, they released the fish back into the water to live another day. Haataja’s catch-and-release record further substantiates the reputation of the Wisconsin waters of southern Lake Michigan as a world-class brown trout fishing destination. But after playing this one for about 20 minutes, he ... Bruce Sederberg of Duluth holds the 46-inch lake trout he caught and released Jan. 18 on White Otter Lake near Atikokan, Ont. Cutthroat Trout. Park Rapids, What he had was the catch-and-release ice-fishing world-record lake trout, a 46-incher that likely weighed more than 40 pounds. The new length records allow catch-and-release anglers to get in on the action. Five of Utah’s fishing records have been set at the Flaming Gorge Reservoir (Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Brown Trouth, White Sucker, and Kokanee Salmon). (via Fox News). "It never seemed like I was getting as much line in as I was giving out.". According to FOX 13 Salt Lake City, the state of Utah keeps two sets of fishing records. Sederberg hooked the lake trout about 1:30 p.m. "I felt the bite and set the hook," he said.

Earlier this month, Sidney Cellan of Soda Springs, Idaho set the new catch-and-release record for Lake Trout in Utah when he landed a 47-inch, 57-pound Lake Trout after a 30-minute fight. It was apparently spent, and Sederberg was able to raise it to the hole.

Carefully using a gaff hook just inside the fish's upper jaw near the nose, Bryan Sederberg lifted the fish out of the hole.

WORLD RECORD GERMAN BROWN TROUT. This 57-pound, 47-inch Lake Trout is a new ‘Catch and Release’ fishing record for the state. This isn’t a fly-fishing story, but those of us who love pursuing trout can still marvel at the proportions of the incredible fish caught by guide Eric Haataja in Milwaukee Harbor last December.

He had planned all along to release the fish, as he does with all of the big lake trout he catches.

(Photo by Bruce Sederberg), 203 Henrietta Avenue North, July 10, 2017 Carp record from Valport! Eric Haataja with his 38-inch, world-record brown trout, with the Milwaukee skyline in the background. When asked why he chose to release the massive 57-pound Lake Trout instead of keeping it and mounting the fish, Sidney Cellan gave this answer: He released it “so somebody else can catch it.” But he didn't fish any more that afternoon. Catch and Release Trout Areas .

World Record Brook Trout ... Dry Fly Fishing - Big Brown Trout Catch and Release - Duration: 7:16. ... Wild Monster Brown trout West Virginia 28 inches 7 LBS - … It was just amazing to have a fish like that in the tent with us.". Sederberg received word Feb. 8 that the fish had been certified by the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wis., as the record. Cass Anderson is Managing Editor of BroBible. Common Carp NEWS. His nephew, Bryan Sederberg of Duluth, snowmobiled over and watched Sederberg playing the fish. He graduated from Florida State University, has been to more Phish concerts than he’d like to admit, and primarily specializes in Outdoors and Gear-related content. - See more at: http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/257941/#sthash.BIc06ZFx... Bruce Sederberg had caught enough big lake trout that he knew he had something special on his line that January afternoon. The Ark. Smiley, who is from Colorado, told KKTV the fish weighed 52.97 pounds. "I just wandered off by myself and let it sink in. But if we kept it, it would have been dead for sure.". Reel down, pump it up," Sederberg said. Massachusetts freshwater catch & keep records If you think your trophy fish may have broken a catch and keep record, it needs to be weighed by a MassWildlife Fisheries Biologist. "It was an honest 46 inches," Sederberg said.

People will say it might have died anyway. According to an article on the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel website, Haatja’s 38-inch monster has been certified as a world record by the International Game Fish Association in the new all-tackle length division. Tiger Trout.

Sederberg and three friends were fishing Jan. 18 on White Otter Lake northwest of Atikokan, Ont. Copyright 2020, The Orvis Company Inc. Barry Brown has owned the lodge for 35 years. It was set all the way back in 1988 but that fish was also caught at the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. They have been making at least one trip each year, sometimes more, to the lodge since 1983. Record-breaking trophy catches of the North Fork River include a world-record German brown trout caught in 1988 that weighed almost 39 pounds. It was not damaged by the gaff hook, he said. Even with the enlarged fishing hole Sederberg had cut, the fish was a tight fit. This 57-pound, 47-inch Lake Trout is a new ‘Catch and Release’ fishing record for the state. The Utah state record for a kept Lake Trout is 51 pounds 8 ounces. "But I released it, and I'm glad I did. Brown Trout. But after playing this one for about 20 minutes, he thought it might be different. New World Record Confirmed in New Zealand. Ideally, try fishing areas where the water is in the 60-65 degree Fahrenheit (or 15-18 degree Celsius) range. "I'd reel down, pump it up. (see the story below) Previous Brown records and close calls.

"It never went on a fast run," he said. Fishing alone, he was jigging a Northland Buck-Shot Rattle Spoon weighing one-half ounce in a Super-Glo Perch pattern. Is it just me, or does the 57-pound Lake Trout above look larger than this potential world record 83-pound Lake Trout that was caught in Canada back in March? In order for a fish to qualify for the catch and release records the specimen must be photographed, measured, and there must be at least one witness on hand to verify the catch. The state record in Michigan for the brown trout …

The fish fought deliberately over the next 45 minutes or more, Sederberg said. When it gave a powerful flick of its tail, they let it go and it swam away. Although wild brown trout in Arkansas tailwaters currently reach world record proportions, the once spectacular size of rainbow trout in the 1950s and 60s has declined over the past 30 to 40 years.

Haataja estimates that the fish, which he caught on a homemade hair jig (which is kinda like a fly) weighed between 28 and 29 pounds.

"It's a high probability I released the world record through the ice," he said.

They took the catch-and-release record Lake Trout out of the water to measure, weigh, and photograph it. The fish has been certified by the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward as the catch-and-release world-record lake trout taken through the ice. The lure was tipped with just a minnow head. His line was 20-pound-test PowerPro with a 10-pound-test leader. 56470, Minnesota congressmen traveled with Trump before, after Duluth rally and positive COVID-19 test, Nevis School's learning models are changing, The Lost Italian: Spinach salad bursts with flavors, textures. "It would just go for minutes on end, just go and go and go.". "I feel privileged to catch a fish like that and to have handled it for a minute or two and released it," he said. All rights reserved. MN He had caught 15- to 20-pounders on Ontario's White Otter Lake before. When it would stop, Sederberg would put pressure on the fish and gain back some line. Pondguru 7,750 views. "It was just solid. June 05, 2018 Yellow perch record from Lake Diefenbaker! They put the fish back in the hole, then took turns holding it by the tail and moving it gently back and forth to move water through its gills. The IGFA all-tackle record still belongs to Roger Hellen of Franksville, Wisconsin, for the 41.5-pounder he caught in 2010. They were staying at Brown's Clearwater West Lodge on Clearwater West Lake, which adjoins White Otter.

Your email address will not be published. Sidney Cellan was fishing the Flaming Gorge Reservoir with Creative Fishing Adventures in Utah on July 3rd when he caught the fish that has since gone viral (pics below). Your email address will not be published. That fish was 44 inches long, Brown said. Not only was the current world record brown trout caught in Arkansas waters, the monstrous fish it replaced in the record books was also from Arkansas.

The men had no tape measure, so they laid it in the soft snow and made marks by its nose and tail. "The longer and longer it went, I kept saying, 'My word, what do I have?'" It's the fish of a lifetime.". Before leaving the ice, they used one of their partners' tape measures to determine the distance between the marks in the snow. Earl Palmquist of International Falls, Minn., caught the ice-fishing world record for a kept lake trout, 40 pounds even, on Clearwater West Lake in 1987. Sederberg's big lake trout topped the previous catch-and-release ice-fishing record of 44 inches, according to the Hall of Fame. Rainbow Trout. He had caught 15- to 20-pounders on Ontario's White Otter Lake before.

42 pound 1 oz brown trout that was caught in March of 2013 was confirmed a couple days ago as the all tackle world record brown trout. In order for a fish to qualify for the catch and release records the specimen must be photographed, measured, and there must …

They took a few quick photos.

The fish is so massive that 57-pound trout looks like it swallowed a tiny human being. One for kept fish and one for ‘catch and release’. In the past, an angler had to have a fish weighed on a certified scale to have it qualify for a world record.

"It made a real suction noise coming through as it popped out," Bruce Sederberg said. Sederberg had drilled two 7-inch holes side by side in the ice and chipped out the excess ice between them in case he hooked a big lake trout.

The new length records allow catch-and-release anglers to get in on the action. "I've drilled holes in preparation for a fish like this for 30 years," he said. July 23, 2017 25.5" Walleye from Fond du Lac River! It didn't give at all.". "I've never had the opportunity to measure a 46-inch lake trout," Brown said. Since 1856. The fish didn't bleed, Sederberg said.