Search for the biggest fish in the International Game Fish Association's database of biggest fish for each species. In 2009, Sean boated an amazing 48-pound, all-tackle, world-record rainbow. The Konrad brothers aren't just trout anglers, though. list as the all-tackle world record a 72-pound lake trout caught in Great Bear Lake in Canada’s Northern Territories in 1995. Yes, that big fish that Mark Adams caught July 25, initially identified as a rainbow trout, turns out to be a cutbow hybrid trout, which is a mix of a cutthroat and rainbow trout. In the late-night darkness of Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada, resident Sean Konrad boated what is now awaiting certification as the new all-tackle world-record rainbow trout. IGFA World Records. South Canterbury could be home to another world-record catch, after Bluch caught the massive rainbow trout on just a 2kg tippet at Lake Ruataniwha earlier this month. The brothers have a YouTube channel, aptly named Fishing Geeks, where they have several videos of these fish and others. B.C. The IGFA maintains the World Records for all species of game fish. Use the search form above to find fishing world records for freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and more. You can search all IGFA World Records for freshwater and saltwater fishes in All-TackleLine Class, All-Tackle Length for male, female and junior anglers. –Images courtesy of Erik Poland. The International Game Fish Assn. This 42.1lb (19.1kg) brown trout made Tauranga angler Otwin Kandolf a world record holder in 2013. An 83 pound Lake Trout was pulled out of Great Bear Lake, a fish that would’ve broken the existing world record by a whopping 11 pounds. Pretest your fishing line, whether braid or monofilament, for potential world record attempts. 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