Correction: Guide Tim Roller holding new world record Brown Trout
A potential world record 41 lb, 7 1/4 oz. (19.1 k.), 43.75” (1.11 meter) Brown Trout (currently Salmo trutta, formerly Salmo fario) was caught on Wednesday in Michigan’s Manistee River.
Thomas Healy of Rockford, Michigan was fishing a crankbait (a plug with a lip causing it to dive when retrieved, “cranked,” i.e reeled in) using a spincasting rod and reel.
The previous record Brown Trout weighed 40 lb. 4 oz (18.26 k.) and was caught in 1992 on the Little Red River in Arkansas by Howard Collins.
Healy was being guided by Tim Roller of Ultimate Outfiteers.
The fish was weighed and measured by two Michigan state biologists.
Mr. Healy holding the gigantic trout
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Thanks to commenter Amy of Riverside Charters for correcting the top photo ID.
amy
That is NOT Tom healy, that is the guide.
JDZ
Thanks.
Phillip Chappo
Not bad, only 2 years ago my best friend and I were fishing in lake huron when he hooked into a 17 pound brown which at the time was the biggest one i had ever seen. I can officially say now that this Brown blows that out the the water, way to Go
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Gene Williams
Congratulations,
Manistee is the place to fish and Captain Paul of the RIVERSIDE is the greatest
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Let Paul mount the whopper he does great work.
ackbar
It’s a trout!
Trevor Ernsberger
i was up there the day you cought that fish im from niles.
Brett Cox
Sorry to add this but…..You should have taken many photos and measurements. And had a replica Made. practice catch and release! That fish made it that long only to be taken for atrophy???
Ryan Erdman
Brett Cox youre crazy! This is a trophy that whoever catches it deserves to keep it to tell their kids about it. A fish can only get so old, it’s not like this fish had 5 more years of life in him or anything. Would you rather him roll over for the birds to eat or life forever on somones wall? Nice fish Mr. Healy, congrats!
Justin H.
Ryan, I agree. That fish was near the end of his life. It probably had reproduced dozens of times so it’s genes are still in the river. Had it been a 20-30 lb fish, I would say release it. That fish is a keeper!
Joe Mama
Spin fishing is for the weak and the hopeless.
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