Record-breaking fish: Huge catches that made headlines in 2022 – Fox News
Fishing tournaments may be exciting …
Yet the record-breaking catches that are caught by unsuspecting recreational anglers are moments that could inspire new fishing hobbyists and professionals for years to come.
As 2022 nears its end, here are 10 fishing records that made headlines.
Check out this list.
Boramy, a stingray that was found to be the world’s largest freshwater fish, weighed 661 pounds in June 2022. She was measured and tagged before she was released back into the Mekong River of northern Cambodia.
(Sinsamout Ounboundisane/FISHBIO/Handout via REUTERS)
A group of fishermen caught a 661-pound freshwater stingray in the Mekong River of northern Cambodia on June 13, according to Reuters.
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The 13-foot-long stingray was reportedly named Boramy (meaning “full moon” in Khmer) by locals, and she was deemed the world’s largest freshwater fish by Guinness World Records.
Matt Smiley, an angler from Lake City, Colorado, holds up his record-breaking brook trout, which he caught from Waterdog Lake on Oct. 8, 2022.
(Colorado Parks and Wildlife/Courtesy of Matt Smiley)
Matt Smiley of Lake City, Colorado, broke a state record when he caught an 8-pound, 9-ounce brook trout from Waterdog Lake on Oct. 8, according to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW).
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Smiley’s brook trout reportedly measured 26.25 inches in length and 16 inches in girth. He was the third person to break the CPW’s brook trout record in 2022.
Rachel Harrison broke Georgia longnose gar record in March 2022 with her 31-pound catch.
(Wildlife Resources Division – Georgia DNR)
Rachel Harrison of Adairsville, Georgia, caught a record-breaking longnose gar in on March 19, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
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Harrison reeled in the fish from the Coosa River, near the City of Rome, and it reportedly weighed 31 pounds and 2 ounces. The catch broke a near 10-year longnose gar record, according to the Georgia DNR.
Kyle Mullenix set the first Maryland fishing record for 2022 with this 33-pound, 49-inch muskie.
(Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
Kyle Mullenix of Hagerstown, Maryland, broke a state fishing record in March when he caught a 33-pound muskellunge (AKA muskie) from the Potomac River, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.</…….