IGFA World Record Submissions: Brook Trout, Carp, Permit & More

September 06, 2018 By Game & Fish Online Staff

The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) gets world-record submissions on a regular basis and shares some of them in a bi-weekly newsletter.

Here are some of the recent submissions for record-book consideration. (info, photos courtesy of IGFA):

Photo courtesy of International Game Fish Association

Marmin's Cubera Snapper

Pamela Marmin may have set the new women's 6-pound line class world record for cubera snapper with this 9-pound, 12-ounce fish caught on Aug. 25, 2018, while fishing out of Stuart, Fla. Marmin needed only 10 minutes to land the hard-fighting snapper after it ate the dead mullet she was using for bait. If approved, the catch will replace the current world record which stands at 3 pounds, 1 ounce.

Linville's Permit

IGFA representative Nathaniel Linville potentially set the new men's 2-pound tippet class world record for permit with this 16-pound fish caught and released on Aug. 29, 2018, while fishing off Key West with local guide John O'Hearn. The current world record of 9 pounds, 12 ounces was set more than 30 years ago by renowned fly angler Del Brown while fishing with IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame Member Capt. Steve Huff.

Murray's Brook Trout

Fifteen-year-old Lydia Murray caught and released this brook trout on July 13, 2018, while fishing the Atikonak River in Labrador, Canada. If approved, the 4-pound brook trout would become the new Female Junior world record, which currently stands at 1 pound, 10 ounces.

South African Meagre

South African angler Jonathan Booysen caught this potential world record meagre on Aug. 14, 2018, while fishing off Richards Bay, South Africa. Booysen needed 15 minutes to land the 80-pound, 14-ounce fish after it ate the live bait he was fishing on the bottom. If approved, the catch will become the new men's 20-pound line class world record, which currently stands at 49 pounds, 13 ounces.

Okuyama's Common Carp

Japanese angler Yukiyo Okuyama caught and released this 15-pound, 14-ounce common carp on July 30, 2018, while fly-fishing Japan's Lake Shoji. Using ultra-light class tippet and a custom bread-patterned fly, Okuyama successfully landed the carp after a 25-minute fight. Once landed, the fish was quickly documented, weighed and released alive. If approved, the catch will qualify Okuyama for the new women's 2-pound tippet class world record, which currently stands at 7-pounds, 8-ounces.

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