Corey took the day off work, while Rog and Renee were here, to take Roger and Jared fishing. It turned out being Corey's best fishing day ever! Not only did he have is dad and son in the boat, fishing with him, but he caught his biggest walleye ever, 12# and 31.5 inches.
This is his favorite shot of the fish. It looks HUGE!
When they pulled up the boat ramp, the park ranger took this picture of them to put in the lodge. Apparently, a fisherman loading his boat saw the fish and called 9News with a news tip. Corey was called for an interview with was on the 9pm and 6 and 7 am news. The story was also posted on the 9News website.
He was quite the celebrity for a few days!
He did decide to have the fished mounted. When we got home, we weighed it on the digital scale and remeasured to get an accurate size for the fish. Then he packed it on ice in a color and headed to the taxidermist. Jared was just as excited about Corey's catch as Corey, but he was sad to see his dad take the fish to be mounted. His tears in his eyes, he said, "I just don't want the fish to die." His dad and grandpa have taught him well...catch and release! However, it's OK to keep a few now and then, especially if it's the catch of a lifetime!
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