New Record Alligator Gar?

I have no idea how this incredible fish flew under the radar, but here it is in all its glory! This massive alligator gar was caught in May 2009 and is potentially the new world record caught with a bow and arrow.

This alligator gar was 8 foot, 3 inches long and weighed 230lbs! Caught by Johnny Morris of Bass Pro Shops

John Paul Morris posing with the giant beast!

Caught while fishing with the Garzilla Guide Service.

via WSJ.com

Name That Fish!

Urban legends tell stories of these massive freshwater fish being man-eaters in the Southern United States.

Name That Fish!

UPDATE: The correct answer is alligator gar!

Massive Bull Dawg Pike!

I have been, and always will be a firm believer that northern Ontario, Canada has the ability to produce the next world record pike. I’ve caught some huge fish myself in Ontario, and have a few stories about the ones that got away. This particular pike isn’t the biggest Ontario pike I’ve seen either, but its right up there, and its an incredible pike no matter where you’re from.

Nungesser Lake pike, caught by Paul Kuhns at Anglers Kingdom, Caught on a Bull Dawg.

Paul’s pike hit a bulldog he was casting into about 7 feet of water and slowly retrieving out into about 12 feet of water. We had only been fishing for about 5 minutes and were only a five minute boat ride from camp. It doesn’t always happen or happen that quickly but if you keep fishing in the right spot you will eventually be there at the right time. A few days earlier I was guiding another group in that same exact spot. I always put out small dark colored markers. I had a very large pike grab a small walleye and although I had 30lb power pro I had been experimenting with a 4 foot fluorocarbon leader to increase the number of walleye. (it did increase walleye bites) However the pike bit me off after about 5 minutes. Although I hadn’t seen the pike, I shared with my other guests that a large (45″ plus) pike was in the area. We came straight to the exact spot that morning and it worked beautifully. Whether it was the same fish isn’t positive but that scenario has worked for me many times over the years. – Kevin

via Anglers Kingdom

And a side note to all of you readers who have been to Brett Geary’s Sportsmans Lodge, Nungesser Lake is fairly close by and Anglers Kingdom is run by Brett’s brother Kevin who has caught more then his fair share of enormous pike. Both Little Vermilion and Naungesser have produced several pike over 50 inches.

New All-Tackle Brown Trout World Record!

The IGFA recently announced a huge brown trout caught in September is officially a record! The massive fish weighed 41 lbs 7 oz (18.8 kg) and measured in at 43.75 inches with a girth of 27 inches. The trout was caught in the Manistee River, Michigan, USA.

Caught on September 9, 2009 by Tom Healy.

Healy was using a #8 silver Rapala Shad Rap.

via IGFA

50 Pound Muskie Caught in Michigan!

It’s fairly common to hear about 50 inch muskie being caught each year, but its very rare to hear about a 50 pounder! Check out the size of this incredible muskie!

Photo by David Rose

“On Sunday, September 27, Kyle Anderson of Rapid City, MI caught this 50-pound 8-ounce Great Lakes muskie. The fish is now the new Michigan state record. It beat the old record, set in 1984, by 2.5 pounds. Anderson was fishing in Torch Lake, near Traverse City.”

I used to spend summers out near Traverse City when I was a kid, but I had no idea that there were fish like this were swimming around!

Check out more photos at Field and Stream

via OFNC