Whow, just a brief SMS chat with Pascale as she is absolutely flat out with a busy Easter weekend. The good news is that the same fish that was caught last year at sixty plus has been out again at 62lb4Oz, so now any doubts are dispelled on it's existence or weight. Pascale has some aweful photos apparently but I'm sure she will give during the week some more infos on the conditions of capture. The other good bit of info is that a 45lb also came out during the week.
Now thinking of re-naming Great Lake to awesome lake, wonder what that estimated 55lb+ fully scaled weighs now ?
Brilliant start to the season and congrats to the captor.
Hi Simon,
ReplyDeleteI was over in Goncourt the weekend with Stephane and Pascale for Easter. I saw the pictures of the 62 pounder from the Great Lake, Yes they aren't the best you would want but I know Dik who caught it is very fish aware and would have thought of the fish first rather than the pictures. He told us he couldn't lift the fish because it was so heavy!!! The fish was really long too, the full length of his unhooking mat. I'm sure this fish will be massive just before spawning and then again later in the year. I dread to think how big the fully scaled will be. I will let Pascale tickle your taste buds later with another big fish off the Great Lake.
Cheers,
Phil