But sure enough, Adam Konrad of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan reeled in this soon to be record 43.6 pound trout off the shore of Lake Diefenbaker in southern Saskatchewan. The 26-year-old caught the monster June 5 using a 4-inch Mepps Syclops on a six-pound test line. Yes, six.

Konrad was fishing the lake with his brother Sean when he hooked the trout. The two of them have been on a non-stop pursuit of the record, catching numerous 20-pound trouts and some 30-pounders along the way in the same lake. They already hold a few records to their names before this one, but I’m sure this catch will shine above the rest.

The current record stands at 42.2 pounds, from a rainbow trout was caught in Bell Island, Alaska in 1970. Konrad is still waiting on the official word from the International Game Fish Association before tabbing himself the record holder.

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• Number of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem when they were listed as being threatened in 1975: 136-312. Number today: About 500.
• It’s been 16 years since there was a grizzly bear hunting season in the Lower 48.
• Heaviest grizzly bear ever recorded: 1,496 pounds!
• Average weight of a Lower 48 grizzly: 400-600 pounds.

Source: Dave Hurteau of Field & Stream magazine.
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Now that total is estimated to be at 1,200.

Source: Field & Stream.