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• BIGGEST FRESHWATER FISH EVER CAUGHT SKIN

Attaining a length of up to 3 m (9.8 ft), the Mekong giant catfish grows extremely quickly, reaching a mass of 150 to 200 kg (330 to 440 lb) in only six years. In 2005, the Mekong giant catfish attained the Guinness World Record' for the world's largest freshwater fish. Mekong giant catfish are one of the largest species of freshwater fish. Young Mekong catfish do exhibit barbels and oral teeth, but these features diminish as they age and are absent by the time they grow to be 30-50cm in length. Grey to white in color and lacking stripes, the Mekong giant catfish is distinguished from other large catfish species in the river by the near-total lack of barbels and the absence of teeth.

BIGGEST FRESHWATER FISH EVER CAUGHT SKIN

The skin mount still hangs at Moccassin Bar in Hayward, which you can visit to see the incredible catch for yourself.Depiction of a mature Mekong giant catfish from the Illustrated collection of fishes from Asia, Africa and Australia The fish was caught in July of 1949, just outside of Hayward, Wisconsin.

According to the International Game Fishing Association the record is held by Cal Johnson, who caught a muskie in Lake Court Oreilles weighing 67.8 pounds. The world Muskie record is a bit sketchy, seeing as several claims have been proven falsified. As luck would have it, that day in 1932 was good enough to put him in the history books. Perry was not a competitive sport angler, rather just a man enjoying time on the water trying to feed his family. According to legend, Perry fed his family of 6 for two days using the single fish alone. Many people were skeptical of the record because no pictures were found, until 2006 when Perry’s descendants produced the picture below. The fish was 22 pounds and 4 ounces, good enough for a world record which still stands today. BassĪlmost 100 years ago, George Perry hooked an astonishing Largemouth Bass in Lake Montgomery, Georgia. Anderson’s rod and reel salmon record is a world record that still stands today. He rushed the fish to a scale in town before it dried out, where locals were shocked to see it weighed in at 97 pounds. The King Salmon nearly overpowered Anderson’s small boat, but he masterfully guided it to the shore and landed the fish. 68 year old auto dealer Les Anderson was fishing the Kenai River in May 1985 when he hooked onto the fight of his life. SalmonĬhinook Salmon in Alaska are a target species for many anglers, and the subject of many fishing trips.

He was using a heavy tackle with chicken as bait, and after a lengthy battle with the cat he finally pulled it ashore. It was 4.75 feed long, and heavy enough that it took Anderson 45 minutes to land. The 143 pound monster was hauled in by local angler Richard Nicholas Anderson in 2011. The largest was a Blue Catfish caught in Kerr Lake, Virginia. CatfishĬatfish grow astronomically large, and are found in almost every freshwater lake in America. Back then there were over a million sturgeon in the Great Lakes region, though over fishing and pollution has reduced the population to about 30,000 in that area.

They estimate that the sturgeon was born in the Detroit River sometime in the 1920’s, though it could be even older. After pulling the monster to the surface, it took about 10 minutes to net and land the behemoth. The three scientists had 5 lines in the water near Grosse Isle when they felt a slight tug.

Fish & Wildlife crew on the Detroit River pulled up a 240 pound sturgeon, measuring 6’10 long and almost 4 feet in girth.