Idaho man hooks 'massive' cutthroat trout, breaks state record
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nice catch.
An Idaho angler reeled in a catch-and-release state record when he hooked an exceptionally large trout during a recent fishing trip.
Tom Weadick was fly-fishing on the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River on Friday when he caught a record-breaking, 21-inch Westslope cutthroat trout, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) has announced.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tom Weadick with his record-breaking, 21-inch Westslope cutthroat trout. (Idaho Department of Fish and Game)
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The fish surpassed the previous record of a 19.5-inch catch, set by angler Dwaine Hasenoehrl in 2016, when the catch-and-release program began.
Weadrick came prepared in hopes of catching a large trout, packing along a tape measure and camera for the excursion. The angler was all smiles in a must-have photo before releasing the “massive” fish, KTVB said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The milestone marks the Coeur d'Alene man’s second record catch; Weadrick previously nabbed a similar record for a bull trout, the Fish and Game Department said in a Monday statement.
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The IDFG honors catch-and-release state records for four different sub-species of cutthroat trout found in the Gem State – Westslope, Bonneville, Yellowstone and Lahontan.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Westslope cutthroat trout is native to tributaries in the Columbia River Basin from central and northern Idaho and northward into British Columbia, the Fish and Game Department said.