DNR certified two new state record fish

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has certified two new state record fish so far this fall: in the catch-and-release category, a 58.25-inch muskellunge fish caught on Mille Lacs Lake by Eric Bakke of Princeton; and in the certified weight category, a one pound 12-ounce hybrid sunfish from Green Lake in Kandiyohi County that tied the existing record.

Previous news releases are available for the muskie (mndnr.gov/news/2022/10/31/dnr-certifies-new-catch-and-release-state-record-muskie) and for the sunfish (mndnr.gov/news/2022/10/24/dnr-certifies-state-record-hybrid-sunfish).

Find current records and guidelines for each type of state record on the DNR record fish page (mndnr.gov/RecordFish).