Didn’t Go 20! Take A Look At This Lake Superior Lunker

We might be looking at a new state catch and release record, as a HUGE lake trout was just caught on Lake Superior. A social media post indicated that the fish was an inch larger than the current state record, and it was caught in part by the same fishing guide. Let's take a look at this big beauty.

This morning Isaiah had never caught a lake trout, let's just say that changed today. Started with a couple average ones, then a 36 incher and then the beast! Kelsey had caught the State Record catch and release with me last year at 42.50 inches, this one is 43.50 inches! It was a seemingly slow day of fishing but the monster bite made up for it! Around a dozen fish landed today with a few other lost. He's gonna have a tough time beating that one.

The catch measured out at 43.5", which makes it a full inch larger than the current state record, held by Kelsey Vanderheyden, of Stanchfield.

Lake trout, if you are unfamiliar, are native to Northern and North-Central Minnesota and according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources "Minnesota is one of only a few states with naturally reproducing lake trout populations. Its 116 lake trout lakes is second in number only to Alaska."

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The possible new record, still awaiting the DNR to post the catch on their state record portion of the website, was caught with the assistance of Lake Superior Jigging, a fishing guide, that according to social media is "the only Jigging/Casting guide service for Lake Trout in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan on Lake Superior."