Maine ice fisherman lands record brook trout

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

SHAPLEIGH -- A Waterboro man is the holder of a new Maine record for the largest brook trout ever caught.
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says the fish weighed just over 9 pounds. It was caught through the ice Jan. 8 by Patrick Coan of Waterboro on Mousam Lake in Shapleigh.

The size of the fish was certified on a supermarket scale. Biologists say fin clips show the record fish was a product of a state hatchery.

The previous record brook trout was an 8 pound 8 ounce fish caught in 1979.

Inland Fisheries and the Maine Sportsman newspaper have maintained the state record book for more than 30 years.

I havent been ice fishing in years but I remember reeling in some brookies back in the day! But never a 9lb one!

Got any good ice fishing stories?

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[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

I can't read that.

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

no ice around here