Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted March 29, 2017 Congrats to this guy for landing a big one!!!PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Game and Fish Department says a Flagstaff man has set an inland waters hook-and-line state record for channel catfish.They say Carson Pete caught a catfish that weighed more than 33 pounds Sunday evening at Upper Lake Mary in Flagstaff.The previous record was set in 1987 by a Sierra Vista man who caught a 32-pound, 4-ounce channel catfish at Parker Canyon Lake.Pete's record-setting fish was measured at 39 1/2 inches by the state Game and Fish Department in Flagstaff on Monday morning.The previous record catfish was 38 3/4 inches in length.Pete says he actually was targeting northern pike on Sunday.He also says his 7-year-old daughter predicted he was going to catch a big fish and how he has a picture to prove it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oz31p Report post Posted March 29, 2017 I saw that. Not that surpring from lake Mary. There's some big old cats in there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ready2hunt Report post Posted March 29, 2017 I had no idea Lake Mary had cat. Crazy!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted March 29, 2017 Ya I thru that one back. Monster 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted March 29, 2017 I had no idea Lake Mary had cat. Crazy!!!! Many years ago(during my college days) a buddy of mine and I decided we were going to do some "night" cat fishing out on the lake in his boat! We thought we were prepared for summer time late night and froze our Aces off!!! For about three years we went out to Lake Mary after work evenings and consistently caught decent walleye and pike at Lake Mary during the summer months, always close by and great fishing memories!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desert_Angler Report post Posted March 29, 2017 I had no idea Lake Mary had cat. Crazy!!!! Yeah a lot of people don't even know that they are there until they accidentally catch one while fishing for northern pike using anchovies. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ready2hunt Report post Posted March 29, 2017 I've thought about throwing a line in there many times for pike, just to say I have caught one. Do you guys (who fish it) fish from a boat or shore fishing? would have access to either but obviously shore would be easiest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted March 29, 2017 I've thought about throwing a line in there many times for pike, just to say I have caught one. Do you guys (who fish it) fish from a boat or shore fishing? would have access to either but obviously shore would be easiest. Like I said, haven't fished it for long, long time, we did see people fishing all the time from the bank but always fished from a boat. Seemed like weeds were pretty thick from the bank but the guy who caught this cat was supposedly fishing in 2 feet of water at the weed line so!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
