Wisconsin DNR: 41.5-pound brown trout sets state record

RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A brown trout weighing almost 42 pounds has been confirmed as a Wisconsin record. It shatters the previous record by almost five pounds and could also be a world record.

The state Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday the fish weighed 41 pounds, 8 ounces. That tops the previous record of about 36½ pounds, set in 2004.

Roger Hellen of Franksville landed the fish July 16 while angling in the Lake Michigan waters north of Racine.

The 39-year-old says it took half an hour to reel it in. He says when he got it in the boat he was more exhilarated than exhausted.

Hellen is asking the International Game Fish Association to confirm it's a world record. The association's Web site says the current record is 41 pounds, 7 ounces.

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