Hi All,
That's one big fish. I wonder if the guy ,being a steelhead fisherman , would have returned it without the intervention of the local guide shop owner. Certainly worth a lot of kudos to him to have the World Record caught on his doorstep. Morever , this fish was probably on a spawning run from Lake Michigan . The average American "sportfisher" would not be bothering too much about that though.
At this time of year there are many very large (20-30lb ) trout caught in the Milwaukee area feeding on shad and other small fish prey attracted by the warm water outfalls in the harbour. I,m pretty sure also that there is a fifty pounder out there too , believe it or not.
Paul.