ketchenany Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 CALGARY (CBC) - A resident from Deline, N.W.T., out fishing with his son last Friday got more than he bargained for when he netted a fish that weighed approximately 38 kilograms (83 pounds). George Kenny and his son Jordon, 13, caught the huge trout while fishing near Broken Plate Creek along the Great Bear Lake. The lake is home to the biggest lake trout in the world. Kenny said his son was a bit startled when he first spotted the large trout. He was kind of scared of it, Kenny told CBC News on Monday. But I told him its only a bit alive. Its not going to do nothing. Kenny said the trout was badly tangled in the net. He tried to return the fish to the water but it wouldn't come around. So he brought it back to Deline and weighed it. Word of the large catch quickly spread through the community. People came out to see and photograph the giant fish. Kenny said he caught an even bigger trout last year but he returned that one to the water. The Deline Land Corporation plans to mount the fish, Kenny said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 with a net?? Too bad. I believe a 102 lb was netted there as well. That fish must be 1000000 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Links? Pics? Would love to see that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC1OZ Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 The news paper even posts fishing "stories" now lol. I want pics too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone_fishin Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 so was it caught with commercial type a net or just landed with a net? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC1OZ Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Sounds like they were fishing with a commercial type net....is that legal for sport fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calender Don Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 here's the link http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/...h-big-fish.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC1OZ Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Looks like he was trolling with a net....I'm guess he was either working for a company? or hes native and they don't have laws..... Edited July 21, 2009 by TC1OZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphaalpha Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 wow it's soo fat, kinda nasty looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlied Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Too bad they didn't let it go back to the deep!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Biggest fresh Lake Trout in the World caught in Lake Athabasca 102lb and 6 Oz in the year 1963 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Looks like he was trolling with a net....I'm guess he was either working for a company? or hes native and they don't have laws..... Easy now!!!! There is no commercial fishery on GBL. He was subsistance fishing for his family. If I wanted to I could get a subsistance netting permit and I'm not native. Things work a lot differently up here than they do in Southern Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smally21 Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 biggest ive seen was in temagami 2006 @ 57 lbs. it seems as these fish get bigger they just get fatter, not longer. kinda like people, they dont get taller do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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