Ling Yang caught and released this 27.2 kg (60 lb) alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) while fishing the Trinity River in Texas, USA. Yang battled the big gar for over 15 minutes to after it snaffled a carp bait. If approved, the catch will become the new women’s 8 kg (16 lb) line class world record, […]
Lady angler sets new line class alligator gar record…
Brit’s golden mahseer smashed IGFA all-tackle world record
Greg Iszatt’s magnificent 66lb golden mahseer, caught last month from the Mahakali River in India, looks set to be accepted as the new IGFA world record for the species. The Brit was fishing the fast-moving river using trout for bait, and needed 25 minutes to land the mighty fish. Once subdued, the fish was quickly documented, weighed […]
Narrowboat mackerel sets new junior world record
South African angler Tristan Schrieber – age 16 – caught this 35.8 kg (78 lb 14 oz) narrowbarred mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) on May 5th which looks set to become the new Male Junior world record. Schrieber was fishing out of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa when the massive mackerel hit the live maasbanker (goggle eye/jack mackerel) he […]
Mexican star studded grouper is a world record for Chris
Chris Wheaton set a new world best mark for the star-studded grouper (Hyporthodus niphobles) with this 31-pounder caught out of Loreto, Mexico. Chris was fishing mackerel bait on the bottom when the fish, which looks set to take the IGFA All Tackle World Record for the species, hit and put up a touch seven minute […]
World record snoek for Bruce
American angler Bruce Jackson boated what looks set to be a new All Tackle word record for Snoek (Thyrsites atun) with this 16lb 15oz fighter caught off the coast of Chile in South America. Jackson, fishing with a local guide out of the Puma Lodge, needed more than 30 minutes to land the fish after it […]
Mighty mullet snapper off Isla Montuosa
Costa Rican angler Christopher Hampl caught this 7.26 kg (16 lb) mullet snapper while fly fishing off Isla Montuosa, Panama that could earn him the new men’s 6 kg (12 lb) tippet class category. Hampl skillfully played the hard-fighting snapper for 35 minutes after the fish took the streamer pattern fly he was casting. If […]
24lb Navada cutthroat trout record smashes line class record
Angler Adam Garcia has added another potential record cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) to his resume, with this incredible 10.88 kg (24 lb) fish he pulled from Pyramid Lake, Nevada, USA on April 17th. Garcia caught the potential record cutthroat casting a Marabou jig from his light tackle spinning outfit. After a nice fight, Garcia managed […]
30lb brown trout from Tierra del Fuego to set new IGFA line class record
Angler Christine Ren Fielding, MD, of New York, USA caught and released this beautiful brown trout (Salmo trutta) while fly fishing the Rio Grand River in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina on March 29th. Fielding skillfully played the massive 13.6 kg (30 lb) brown for 20 minutes after the fish ate the green scud pattern fly […]
World record freshwater snapper
Jeremiah Michael caught and released this potential new IGFA all tackle world record freshwater snapper (Lutjanus fuscencens) while casting a lure along the shoreline of a jungle river in Sulawesi, Indonesia when the potential record snapper hit. After a short, but tough fight on heavy spinning gear, Malaysian angler Michael was able to land the snapper […]
Changes To IGFA International Angling Rules
The IGFA’s Board of Trustees recently met for their annual meeting where they ratified several significant changes to the IGFA’s International Angling Rules and World Record Requirements. Detailed information regarding these changes is listed below: CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL ANGLING RULES Assisting the Angler Current IGFA International Angling Rules state that “the act of a […]
