43 Incher caught n Manistee

Post by **Cyberlunge** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:45 pm

Record brown trout caught in Manistee
Definitely a state record, could be a world record
LDN Staff -

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

The Ludington Daily News has learned that what appears to be a new world record brown trout was caught in the Manistee River this morning. Grand Rapids area resident Tom Healy caught the 41-pound, 7.25 ounce monster on a crankbait while fishing with Tim Roller’s charter service. Michigan DNR fisheries biologists Mark Tonello and Todd Kalish weighed the fish after leveling the certified scales and determined the weight. It is the new record hold for Michigan. Upon the second weighing with the scales leveled, the weight was determined to be 1 pound, .75 ounces heavier than originally determined. The fish was 43.75 inches long.

The fish is 1 pound, 3.25 ounces heavier than the reigning world record German brown trout, a 40-pound, 4-ounce fish caught in Arkansas in 1992 by Howard “Rip” Collins who used an ultralight rod and 4-pound test line to catch that fish. Healy will have to apply for certification to be declared the world record holder.

The state record German brown trout until today weighed 36.81 pounds and was caught in Lake Michigan in Benzie County in 2007. The next three places in the state record books were held by Lake Michigan browns caught in Manistee.

For more see Thursday’s Ludington Daily News.

Scott Williams · Post by **Scott Williams** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:02 pm

wow... what a pig!!! What a truly great state to live in with so much quality water!!!!

swanezy · Post by **swanezy** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:40 pm

yea for those who haven't seen this thing its a slob of a fish.. My dads charter buddy up there texted him some pics of the person who caught it holding it and its massive. Could barely fit in the cooler haha.

jasonvkop · Post by **jasonvkop** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:46 pm

picture of it on the front page of the GR press today - MONSTER.

Post by **Will Schultz** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:53 pm

kid coulson · Post by **kid coulson** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:00 am

Who caught it Don Shula?? LOL GO DOLPHINS !!!!

Larry Porter · Post by **Larry Porter** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:05 am

That is the biological accident all of us are waiting to contact. Wow, I thought that the Arkansas fish might last a long while as the record, but that was not the case.

Post by **Cyberlunge** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:10 am

As far as I know as soon as the genetics clear it will be declared the new world record. So much for having the river to Esox fish :( but good for the local economy.
Kevin

mskyprey · Post by **mskyprey** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:00 pm

kid coulson wrote:Who caught it Don Shula?? LOL GO DOLPHINS !!!!

OMG LOL

That river produces some large fish....here is a successful CPR on a fresh King..

And Kid, that's not Mrs. Shula either!

jasonvkop · Post by **jasonvkop** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:05 am

saw this on M1....Both fish are just crazy big
http://www.fishinggeeks.net/