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A 60-year-old state record for brown trout has been broken by a Montana man.
Montanaoutdoor.com reports that Robbi Dockter of Conrad had the lucky catch.
He hooked the brown trout at Marias River, in the northwest corner of the state.
The fish, which was verified by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, weighed in at a whopping 32.43 pounds.
The previous record for brown trout in Montana had been held since 1966.
That trout, caught by E.H. Peck Bacon, weighed 29 pounds, and was caught in Wade Lake.
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The sun had set Wednesday night over an undisclosed stretch of the Marias River when Robbie Dockter set the hook into something big.
Armed with only an ultralight rod and 4-pound line, at first the Conrad angler thought a lake trout or bigmouth buffalo had taken his small Kastmaster spoon. But on the end of the line was a fish that would shatter a record that has stood more than half a century in Montana.
Robbie Dockter of Conrad holds the new Montana state record brown trout caught March 3 on the Marias River. The fish weighed 32.42 pounds and measured 37 inches long.
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I haven t caught many, and only one was fairly impressive in size. But for me, there is an extra thrill to catching a brown trout. Such a beautiful fish.
Brown trout have been widely introduced into suitable environments around the world, including a sizeable portion of North America. The first introductions into the U.S. started in 1883, when a New York angler, under the authority of the U.S. Fish Commissioner, obtained brown trout eggs from the president of the German Fishing Society. They are a fly-fishing favorite of a number of my friends. My best success has been on the Bitterroot River in late summer or early fall.
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