Record Fish never recorded

[jacenbeers]

I saw a massive walleye pulled out of Crawling Valley two years ago. A woman was fishing with a pickerel rig by the inlet canal and suddenly she caught a massive walleye. From what I overheard from where I was fishing, this was one of her first times fishing. She pulled the walleye out and I could not believe my eyes. She was grossed out by it and quickly pulled the hook out and tossed it back and I was so sad she didnt get a picture.

[KegRiver]

Of course we will never know for sure but it's my guess that you are right, and not just fish, but big game as well.

I know that when I was young no one in the neighbourhood ever talked about trophies of any sort.

And there were a lot more Fish and game back then. I don't know if I have ever seen a top trophy anything but I know of a fair number of lesser trophies that never got recorded.

I have seen a number of Walleye in the 12 to 14 pound range.
I've seen several Moose that measured over 60 inches, I even took one myself.
I've seen a couple of Deer that would have scored well over the minimum,
I have photos of a Bear that was shot just a few hundred yards from where I sit right now, that I'm positive would have been in the top ten for Alberta, maybe for North America.
And somewhere there is a teacher with a B&W photo of a skinny kid holding a monster Goldeye. The biggest I ever caught. I'm sure it would have weighed more then five pounds.

And none were ever recorded, of that I'm quiet certain.

[CantThinkOfAName]

Sorry to go off-track but 2 questions.
What happens if you catch a record from a lake you can't keep it from? How do you prove it?
Does Alberta have a C&R record? Sask has such a thing that measures records in cm. (Starting on pg.42 with fish ID -http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/adx....pdf&l=English )

[208prov]

Originally Posted by EZM

I heard a story of a 102 lb Laker netted in Cold lake ......I can find no reference to Cold Lake on the internet except (on Wikipedia it has the netted weight noted).

That would smash the record .......

I'm sure native sustenance fisherman break records all the time.

I know a guy who caught a 78 lb laker in cold lake years ago. (old friend)
he has also caught many over 50 lbs many of years ago, cold lake history book
2008 a 25 lb burbot caught in net by northeast side of island (uncle)
1974 22 lb walleye caught in primrose lake (by my dad)
1976 21.4 lb white fish caught in net by natives in saskatchewan
1976 48 lb northern pike caught in piercelake net

[AdamJ]

Originally Posted by Moefoe

I caught a 14lb 5oz Bonefish (according to boga grips) in Cayo Coco Cuba on 6lb fluoro...that's gotta be at least worth a high five!!!

High five indeed!! WOW!

[dragon]

One of my workers in the North Saskatchewan River

[jacenbeers]

Originally Posted by dragon

One of my workers in the North Saskatchewan River

I dont think that would break that 105 lb current AB record.

[dragon]

Originally Posted by jacenbeers

I dont think that would break that 105 lb current AB record.

never claimed it did. but it is big

[BeeGuy]

Thanks for posting a pic!

We'll have to be satisfied with length records on lake sturgeon for the foreseeable future

[impatient_hunter]

Originally Posted by BeeGuy

I thought that 100lb+ lake was from the Athabasca? no?

It was a triploid though, so it should be in a separate category from all the legit fish.

There is a picture of it in the Fort Chip museum. That is one heck of a huge fish. Good museum too.

[TROLLER]

Interesting topic.

I was at Crawling Valley a few years back and when I got to the dock the fishery guys were just taking their boat out of the water.

I asked if they had tagged anything of significance and the guy told me they tagged a 62 inch pike. When I asked what it weighed he said they did not weight the fish but it measured 9 inches across the back.

Now that is one monster pike by any ones standards.

Also saw a guy catch and release what he felt was a 40 pound lake trout at Minniwonka 2 years ago.

I truly believe there is a new record in Minnewonka and just hope whoever catches it is some how able to get the info and release it after.

[fishinggeek]

We're headed out right now to catch one of these record fish.😎

[BeeGuy]

Originally Posted by fishinggeek

We're headed out right now to catch one of these record fish.😎

post pics!

[Freedom55]

Go ! geeks.

[EZM]

Originally Posted by fishinggeek

We're headed out right now to catch one of these record fish.😎

Minnewanka ..... I will meet you there opening day !!!!!!

I will show you where and you break the record ...... just let me photo bomb your picture in the background .....lol.

Rigger - Dodger - Tiger shrimp/white/black stripe hoochie back 42"

Jig 2oz White Glow tubes + stinger OR buzz bomb green with red tip - white back.

The under water creek bed at hippy woods ...

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by impatient_hunter

There is a picture of it in the Fort Chip museum. That is one heck of a huge fish. Good museum too.

The last time I saw that mounted fish ( I was very young) it was at Casa Lloma castle in toronto.
IIRC Ken Hawkins did the work, and the older pictures that are going around of the girl beside it are of his daughter, Adele.
Cat

[fishinggeek]

Well headed home from a day and a half of fishing with my bro. Didn't catch an all tackle world record. We did catch a monster burbot might register for a line class world record. Went 37 inch at 16.7 lbs. also caught over 100 eyes. Hole was constantly filled with fish swimming around. Now that was the fishing fix I needed lol. Pics to come.

[Shannon89]

watched a guy catch a lake trout that was 28lbs prob not a record but was massive huge