On May 23, 1979, LeRoy Chiovitte reeled in the biggest walleye ever caught in Minnesota. The massive fish weighed in at 17 pounds and 8 ounces, measured 35.75 inches in length, and had a girth of 21.25 inches. Chiovitte caught the fish above the...
In 1901, Zane Grey, a young aspiring writer and avid fisherman, was fishing off the coast of Catalina Island in California, looking for a trophy catch to prove his skill as a fisherman. On his second day of fishing, he felt a powerful tug...