Thread: World Record Brown Trout!!!

World Record Brownie
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Metre long specimen sets new global best for the species.

Measuring in at a whopping 38inches (97cm) long, this massive brown trout has just been certified as a world record breaker.

Caught by American fishing guide Eric Haataja, the specimen was estimated to weigh 30lb, and sets a new International Game Fishing Association (IGFA) all-tackle length record for the species.

Eric, from Wisconsin, set the new world record after latching into the big brown from a boat on Milwaukee Harbour. The fish fell for a homemade hair 1/8oz jig fished on a light spinning set up with a fluorocarbon leader.

The IGFA all-tackle length record was introduced two years ago to promote catch and release fishing. The all-tackle weight record list requires anglers to weigh fish on certified scales, requiring the majority of the fish thought to be records to be killed.

Anglers looking to claim an all-tackle length record need to measure their fish against an official IGFA measure, taking numerous photos of the catch before the fish is released.


The current brown trout all-tackle weight record is held by fellow Wisconsin angler Roger Hellen with a fish of 41lb 8oz caught in 2012.