Hall of Fame fishing records

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The latest issue of "The Splash," the official publication of the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame includes some interesting updates to its world angling records.


-- In the "Kept Fish" category:


A 90-pound big-head carp caught at Kirby Lake, Texas.


A 100-pound, 8-ounce blue catfish caught in the Congaree River in South Carolina.


A 5-pound, 8-ounce whitefish caught at Great Bear Lake in The Northwest Territories, Canada.


-- In the "Catch & Release" category:


A 57-inch blue catfish from the Missouri River in Kansas.


A 36-inch arctic char from an un-named river in Alaska.


A 15-inch crappie from Millsboro Pond in Delaware.


A 19-inch arctic grayling from Yathkyed Lake in The Northwest Territories, Canada.


A 56-inch muskie from the English River in Ontario, Canada.


A 48-inch blue-silver pike from Favorable Lake in Ontario, Canada.


A 54-inch Northern pike from Lake Athabasca in Saskatchewan, Canada.


A 40-inch chinook salmon from Indian River in Alaska.


A 61-inch sturgeon from Rainy River in Minnesota.


A 30-inch German brown trout from Milwaukee River in Wisconsin.


-- In the "Fly Fishing" category:


A 35-inch arctic char from an un-named river in Alaska.


A 52-inch Muskie from Nancy Lake in Wisconsin.


A 45-inch Northern Pike from Wollaston Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada.


For information, call (715) 634-4440 or email at fishhall@win.bright.net.

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