http://www.texashuntfish.com/ Search results from TexasHuntFish.com, the leading site for Texas Hunting and Texas Fishing, for the query: fish http://static.texashuntfish.com/pics/2008/05/13/th/a3790117-9dea-4595-8e06-21cc168c4ea7.jpg http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/18715/May-Hot-Catches-from-the-IGFA-World-Records-Department http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/22240/IGFA-January-Hot-Catches World records coordinator Rebecca Wright of the International Game Fish Association provides highlights of 11 selected documented fish catches made across the globe recently submitted for IGFA world records. All are now before the world records committee Fly fishing with 2 kg 4 lb tippet on Richmond, Virginia, USA s James River, J. Parks Rountrey , Mechanicsville, Va, landed a flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris on August 27, weighing13.38 kg 29 lb 8 oz . Rountrey used a streamer fly and took 15 minutes to finesse it to the bank. He may tie the current IGFA record which was established just a month earlier on July 27, also on the James River. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:24:49 GMT http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/22240/IGFA-January-Hot-Catches RePete 2009-01-15T18:24:49Z http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/21287/IGFA-November-Hot-Catches Young Toronto, Ontario, Canada angler Landon Watchorn , got a thrill and possibly her first world record when she landed a lake t rout Salvelinus namaycush while fishing Wellesley Lake , Canada on July 29. It took her five minutes to reel up as t he sizable fish weighed in at 10.43 kg 23 lb 0 oz . She s submitted documentation in the female smallfry division hoping to beat t he current IGFA record of 20 lb 10 oz 9.35 kg , recorded three years ago in Lake Superior, Michigan. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:51:05 GMT http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/21287/IGFA-November-Hot-Catches RePete 2008-11-14T20:51:05Z http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/20692/IGFA-October-Hot-Catches Each month world records coordinator Rebecca Wright of the International Game Fish Association provides highlights of selected documented fish catches made across the globe submitted for world records. Here are nine recent submissions which are now before the world records committee. Photo 1 A nearly 32 year old IGFA world record for a tiger trout Salmo trutta x Salvelinus fontinalis may be broken on a catch made by Evan Roda , of Spokane Valley , Wash. , USA . On May 27 Roda was on Washington s appropriately named Fish Lake using a Lucky Craft Pointer lure tied on 4 kg 8 lb class line when the 6.24 kg 13 lb 12 oz fish hit for a 15 minute fight. The current IGFA record for the species is 11 lb 9 oz 5.25 kg. caught July 16, 1976. Photo 2 On August 3, smallfry angler Hailey Rowan Meinhardt , guided by Rob Meinhardt , landed a California corbina Minticirrhus undulatus weighing 1.36 kg 3 lb 0 oz while fishing off her hometown of Newport Beach , California , ... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:51:49 GMT http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/20692/IGFA-October-Hot-Catches RePete 2008-10-09T14:51:49Z http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/19223/Keys-angler-sets-the-pace-for-the-field-in-Day-1-of-the-IGFA-Inshore-World-Championship ISLAMORADA, In the Florida Keys, U.S.A. Local Keys angler John Timura is atop the leaderboard among 32 world class fly and light tackle champions, after releasing three snook and three redfish for 600 points after the first day of the IGFA Inshore World Championship. Dubbed the super bowl of inshore fishing, the International Game Fish Association s celebrated catch and release format features the anglers stalking the surrounding Florida Bay waters for bonefish, tarpon, permit, snook and redfish. The three day eighth annual IGFA IWC runs through Wednesday, July 2. Timura, Islamorada, caught all six of his fish on either artificial shrimp or jerk baits. He was guided by Capt. Mike Hutchinson, Miami Springs, Fla. who he credited with spotting the redfish during the hot, humid and sometimes overcast day. Qualifying for the championship by winning the Mercury Baybone Celebrity Tournament last year in Key Largo, Timura has his sights set high. My goal is to score three slams ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:13:44 GMT http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/19223/Keys-angler-sets-the-pace-for-the-field-in-Day-1-of-the-IGFA-Inshore-World-Championship RePete 2008-07-01T22:13:44Z http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/19059/May-Hot-Catches-from-the-IGFA-World-Records-Department Each month the International Game Fish Association s world records department receives nearly a hundred submissions. From IGFA world records coordinator Rebecca Wright here are highlights of nine selected documented fish catches now before the world records review committee Fishing the Norfolk Canyon off his coastal Virginia USA hometown, Heath Cataulin, guided by Skip Feller, landed a yellowedge grouper Epinephelus favolimbatus on March 12. Caught on squid the grouper weighed 20.92 kg 46 lb 2 oz . Cataulin has applied for an IGFA all tackle class record. The current record caught in the Gulf of Mexico off Destin, Fla., USA, May 1998, is 41 lb 1 oz. Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:00:11 GMT http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/19059/May-Hot-Catches-from-the-IGFA-World-Records-Department RePete 2008-06-14T17:00:11Z http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/18716/Ninth-annual-IGFA-Offshore-World-Championship-attracts-63-teams CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico Sixty three boats with teams of anglers are set to blast away from the mouth of the Cabo San Lucas harbor early Monday morning signifying the start of the four day IGFA Offshore World Championship, throughout the week of May 11 16. We have representation of teams from 27 countries on six continents, said tournament director Mike Myatt as he and Alberto Trevino the Secretaria de Turismo de Baja California Sur, welcomed the international anglers to the premier fishing location. Considered the most prestigious catch and release billfishing tournament in the world, the event also draws the single largest contingent of international teams ever to compete in a fishing competition. Countries and territories represented include teams from Angola, Australia, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Grenada, Guatemala, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Spain, Sultanate of Om... Tue, 13 May 2008 21:04:12 GMT http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/18716/Ninth-annual-IGFA-Offshore-World-Championship-attracts-63-teams RePete 2008-05-13T21:04:12Z http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/18715/May-Hot-Catches-from-the-IGFA-World-Records-Department From across the globe the International Game Fish Association s world records department receives nearly a hundred submissions each month. Here are highlights of selected documented fish catches from IGFA world records coordinator Rebecca Wright who provided the following information on these 10 recent submissions now before the world records review committee Two years ago Dr. Martin Arostegui of Coral Gables, Fla., USA, set a new record off Key West, Fla., by catching and releasing a lemon shark, the heaviest fish documented on a fly rod. That heaviest fish on fly record might be broken by Rick Gunion, Village of Palmetto Bay, Fla., USA, who also landed a shark, a tiger Galeocerdo cuvier , on March 28, weighing 222.26 kg 490 lb 0 oz on 8 kg 16 lb tippet. Gunion was guided by Brett Dudas while fishing Mantinilla Shoal, Bahamas. He used an orange streamer for bait and took 40 minutes to bring the shark under control. Gunion, like Arostegui, has numerous world records for vario... Tue, 13 May 2008 20:50:50 GMT http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/18715/May-Hot-Catches-from-the-IGFA-World-Records-Department RePete 2008-05-13T20:50:50Z http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/18440/IGFA-Fishing-Records-April-Hot-Catches Each month the International Game Fish Association s highlights selected documented fish catches made from across the globe and submitted for world records. IGFA world records coordinator Rebecca Wright provided the following information on these 14 recent submissions now before the world records review committee An IGFA world fly fishing record that has been held for over 27 years by Cory Wells, the leader of the internationally famous hit recording rock group Three Dog Night, may be on the verge of being broken. While fly fishing Beaver Creek, on Bull Shoals Lake in Missouri, USA, Michael Bryan Kyle of nearby Springfield, landed a white bass Morone chysops on March 26 weighing 1.7 kg 3 lb 12 oz using a Duane Doty clouser minnow on 4 kg 8 lb class tippet. Wells caught his 3 lb 8 oz white bass fly fishing Lake Nacimiento, Calif in 1981. Ironically veteran fishing writer Wayne Shaw of the San Luis Obispo Calif Tribune was in the midst of writing a feature on Wells and the lo... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:19:22 GMT http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/18440/IGFA-Fishing-Records-April-Hot-Catches RePete 2008-04-14T21:19:22Z http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/18072/March-Hot-Catches-IGFA-Fishing-Records The International Game Fish Association s provides monthly highlights of selected documented fish catches made from across the globe and submitted for world records. IGFA world records coordinator Rebecca Wright provided the following information on these 11 recent submissions now before the world records review committee. Fishing Virginia USA s James River with 2 kg 4 lb class line, Fred Cousins of Richmond, landed a blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus January 15, 2008 weighing 29.03 kg 64 lb 0 oz . He attracted the blue using cut gizzard shad for bait and took 55 minutes to wrestle the big fish to the scale. He hopes to break the six year old IGFA record of 47 lb 9 oz caught on the same river. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:26:25 GMT http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/18072/March-Hot-Catches-IGFA-Fishing-Records RePete 2008-03-08T19:26:25Z http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/17820/IGFA-February-Hot-Catches-Fishing-Records The world records department of the International Game Fish Association provides monthly highlights of selected documented fish catches made from across the globe and submitted for world records. IGFA world records coordinator Rebecca Wright provided the following information on these 10 recent submissions now before the world records committee. Catching a huge 400 plus pound shark can be a wrestling match for any angler but doing it using 6 kg 12 lb class line adds another challenge. While fishing Australia s Kiama Canyon, Andrew Finney of Greenwell Pt NSW, Australia, landed a blue shark Prionace glauca on September 16, 2007. Guided by Mitch Ryan and using mullet for bait, Finney wrestled with the shark for 30 minutes. Once under his control it weighed in at 192.4 kg 424 lb 2 oz . Finney is up for a male 12 lb IGFA line class record. Finney s record may beat the 395 lb 11 oz from 15 years ago in the waters of Port Hacking, near Sydney. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:06:44 GMT http://www.texashuntfish.com/app/view/Post/17820/IGFA-February-Hot-Catches-Fishing-Records RePete 2008-02-18T22:06:44Z