State record walleye caught in Holter Lake
Trevor Johnson
By:
David Sherman
and last updated 2021-05-13 20:42:46-04
GREAT FALLS â A walleye caught in Holter Lake near Helena has set a new Montana state record, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.
Trevor Johnson of Helena reeled in the whopper of a walleye - it weighed in at 18.02 pounds on a certified scale, and measured 32.25 inches long and 22 inches in girth. He caught the record-setting fish on a jig.
The previous state record was a 17.75-pounder caught in 2007 at Tiber Reservoir by Robert Bob Hart.
There has been a string of state record-setting fish in recent months, including a