Tuesday, January 23, 2007

South Dakota Angler Lands Record Brook Trout

No sooner did I tell you about the 18 New Trout Fishing Records set in 2006 when another trout record was broken, making a liar out of me!

On December 30th, 2006 a new state record was set for Brook trout in South Dakota. This 11 lb 3 oz trout measured 30 inches long with a 16.75 inch girth.

Ryan Rempfer of Rapid City landed the record trout while fishing on Deerfield Lake. He caught the Brookie using a jig with a small rubber minnow body.

What's really interesting about this story, is that brook trout aren't stocked in Deerfield Lake. But wild populations of brook trout do exist in most headwater streams, and sometimes migrate into reservoirs and grow to large sizes as proven by this new state record.

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