New State Record Walleye?

[Fish Head]

Has anyone Else heard that there was an 18 pound new state record walleye caught on Lake of the Woods a couple weeks back? Someone emailed me a picture of the frozen beast about 2 weeks ago. I was told that it is being reviewed by the DNR as a possible new state record. My friend said saw something in the Star Tribune about it too. Other than my friends email, I haven’t heard anything. I would think if this was true, I would be hearing about it everywhere.

Has anyone else heard anything?

[WaveWacker]

There was an 18lb walleye caught but I don't know of it being from LOW. The one that I saw was from Tobin Lake in Saskatchewan.

[Fish Head]

I was told this was caught on LOW between Rocky Point and Long Point (wherever that is). I have the pic, I just don't know how to post it here.

[bigbucks]

The only one I saw was the one caught by the priest in Sakatchewan. He had curly brown hair & glasses if that helps you determine whether it's the same fish or not. I think he was in the 35-45 age range give or take.

[Fish Head]

He does have wire frame glasses and thin curly brown hair. In both pictures he is wearing a blue coat. In one of the pictures he is wearing a green baseball type cap. This very well could be the same.

Huge fish!!!

[Mike Walerak]

This is the same fish. Many reports have said it came from Mille lacs too.

This fish has even made it into South Dakota folklore, being rumored it was caughtin Waubay Lake.

[Chris Haley]

No no no, a friend of mine caught it on Bemidji!!!

[PERCHJR]

Hey Mike, if that fish was caught in Waubay, I was wondering how many 13 7/8" eyes were down his throat!!! Don't think that will happen anytime soon!!!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD FISHING!!!

[MercMan]

The Minneapolis Star/Tribune ran a story on this fish in today's paper and how this minister's new record fish has had more tall tales than Paul Bunyan. The Strib did confirm it was caught in Tobin Lake in Canada. It was a good article. It ends up the minister has been using his newly found celebrity status to raise money for the tsunami victims.