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Thursday, January 15, 2015

28-pound rainbow trout caught in northern Idaho would have been record-breaker

A 28-pound rainbow trout was caught in a northern Idaho river last week—which would have been the largest in state history-- but it had to be released due to state laws protecting the threatened species.

"It's the biggest rainbow trout I've seen," Steve Liebenthal, the public information specialist from Idaho Fish and Game, told FoxNews.com.

The fish was hauled in on Jan. 8 by angler Larry Warren on the idyllic Clearwater River.
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

A world record is a world record. Weather it be law or the fisherman's personal belief (to release) I don't think a fish should have to be kept in order to gain the title of state or world record.

Anonymous said...

A fish doesn't have to be kept to be a world record. IGFA now allows other methods of verification, that allows the fish to be released.



Incredible catch! A real beaut!

Ben In Salisbury said...

DELICIOUS

Anonymous said...

Probably will die of old age before anyone catches it again,just like the 25+ lb largemouth bass that was caught and ruled ineligible because of how it was caught.It was found some time later dead from natural causes.