Trophy tales: Two new record releases

June 22, 2016 at 6:35PM
Cindy Pawlowski of Frazee caught and released the record lake sturgeon May 8 on the Rainy River in Koochiching County. The fish was 62⅞ inches long with a 29-inch girth, and took a gob of night crawlers at 7 a.m. Photo courtesy Department of Natural Resources.
Cindy Pawlowski of Frazee caught and released the record lake sturgeon May 8 on the Rainy River. The fish was 62 7/8 inches long with a 29-inch girth. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Today's trophy tales

Cindy Pawlowski, Frazee • 62⅞-inch lake sturgeon • Rainy River

Pawlowski, above, caught and released the record-setter May 8 in Koochiching County. The catch, with a 29-inch girth, took a gob of night crawlers at 7 a.m.

Steven DeMars, Stillwater 47-inch flathead catfish • St. Croix River

Steven DeMars of Stillwater caught and released the record flathead catfish, also on May 8, in the St. Croix River in Washington County. The fish was 47 inches long with a 30-inch girth, and took the bullhead bait at about 7:30 p.m. Photo courtesy Department of Natural Resources
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

DeMars caught and released his record-setter May 8 in Washington County. The catch, with a 30-inch girth, took DeMars' bullhead bait at about 7:30 p.m.

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