BILLINGS - A largemouth bass pulled from Lake Elmo in Billings Heights Saturday is big enough to be a new state record. The 9.575 lb. fish tops the previous record of 8.8 lb. that has stood since 2009.
Brandon Wright caught the 22.5-inch-long fish Saturday morning while angling from shore with a worm on a hook and 6-pound test line, according to a release. He officially confirmed the fishâs species, weight and length by contacting Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials and weighing it on a certified scale at Alberstons grocery in Billings Heights.
Wright, who has lived in Billings for about four years, said he usually likes to flyfish, but decided Saturday to fish at Lake Elmo. He arrived at the lake a little after 10 a.m. and tipped a #10 Eagle Claw hook with a piece of night crawler. Then, Wright said, he sat back and started watching Tik Tok videos on his cell phone. Within 15 minutes, the big fish took his bait and he was able to reel it ashore.
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State record large-mouth bass caught in Lake Elmo
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By: MTN News
and last updated 2021-04-27 14:01:18-04
GREAT FALLS â A large-mouth bass caught in Lake Elmo in Billings has set a new Montana state record. The 9.575 pound fish tops the previous record by nearly a pound that has stood since 2009.
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks said in a
news release that Brandon Wright caught the 22.5-inch long fish on Saturday while angling from shore with a worm on a hook and six-pound test line.
He officially confirmed the fishâs species, weight, and length by contacting FWP officials and weighing it on a certified scale at a Billings grocery store. It was the first large-mouth bass that Wright ever has caught, and he plans to have it mounted by a taxidermist.
It may take a while, but every record gets broken.
Over the past year, more people have been out fishing than normal. This has resulted in a lot of new records being set, sometimes only months after the previous record had been set.
One angler in Montana, however, broke a record that had been set over 10 years ago.
The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks posted about the record-breaking fish on Facebook, announcing that Brandon Wright’s name was being added to the books. According to the post, he caught the fish last Saturday while on a trip to Lake Elmo.