ST. PAUL, MN (trfnews.i234.me) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has certified nine new state record fish following recent changes to the program in March. The DNR expanded the species eligible for the Catch and Release category and increased the number of records in the certified weight category.
Among the new records:
- A 35-inch shovelnose sturgeon caught on the Minnesota River in Scott County.
- A 22 1/4-inch smallmouth bass caught on Basswood Lake in Lake County.
- A record 12-pound, 5-ounce coho salmon pulled from Lake Superior in St. Louis County.
- A 3-pound, 9-ounce black crappie caught on Cedar Lake in Rice County.
DNR officials anticipate continuing to post more records as anglers take advantage of the updated categories.