It wasn't all that big until it ate a 30lb King Salmon hehe.

i guess he's not into catch and release.

man what a monster

Congrats on a wonderful fish!!!

Thats huge!

Just warms the heart knowing those big browns are in there. I haven't met the guide or the angler but others here in Michigan say that this couldn't have happened to better guys.

And here I am sitting in a cabin in a few miles from the upper Manistee, but well above Tippy Dam ... with my waders but without my flyfishing gear. Sigh ... another weekend perhaps.

maybe Moishe is Canadian?

I'm Canadian and I take no offense to him saying EH. haha. This is field and stream, what's there to be upset about?

On the fish, Ridiculously big. (love the comment on the 30lb King Salmon, by the way)

Nice fish.

If you'll read the entire story, it stated the guide's boga grip bottomed out. Besides three big ones devour 10 little one apiece each week. Do you want fish in the future? Weed out the big ones then. If probably took the guy nearly 70 years to find this one. There will be others.....good luck all, be sure to give something back.

cravenmorefish, big fish especially large female fish are the best breeding stock.Bigger fish=better genetics+higher egg production

Nice Fish!

I hope it was released...doubtful but one can always hope.

Awesome fish! Congratulations on a new record!

Such a beautiful Brownie, something that big, you should take lots of pictures and get it officially weighed and then released. Congrats but shame on YOU!

I'm sure with a little lemon it would taste good too! And could feed the whole town of Manistee!

First off, congrats to Tom and his guide, Tim.

To those criticizing the "murder" of this fish you should know a few things about the Manistee River, as your ignorance on the origin of this fish, and the fishery itself do not warrant your comments. This is not a resident trout but one that migrated in and out of Lake Michigan. The Manistee has limited natural reproduction of brown trout due to "thermal pollution" caused by a hydroelectric dam that pulls surface water (as opposed to a "bottom draw"). The water commonly exceeds 70 degrees during the summer. The fishery exists mostly due to hatchery plants both in the river and the Port of Manistee itself. Lastly, a brown trout of this proportion is very likely approaching the end of its life, and sexual fecundity. Its well documented that the largest, and oldest, fish of a species does not always produce the highest quality, or quantity. of eggs. So, I don't think that this one fish was going to "save the fishery" as it doesn't need saving.

I sense a lot of jealousy in reading these comments, particularly when people lambast Mr. Healy for keeping his record fish. I would venture to guess that the vast majority of Tim Roller's clients release their fish so we are talking about one fish out of th hundreds his clients catch and release throughout the year. Unfortunately, some people feel a sense of superiority in regards to their catch and release "ethic". Statistically speaking, odds our good that this NON-NATIVE brown trout was conceived in a hatchery. Sometimes we all forget about our artifical fisheries.

Likw my mother always told me, "if you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all".

I would have put that fish right in a cooler( a huge cooler) just to have. That fish was ready to be taken out of the water. Something that big has to eat alot, and alot of people are saying killing it would disrupt the fish population. Well, they are right to a point, but it didnt hurt in anyway. Think about the fish it was eating...... Stop acting like this guy caught something that was the last of its kind. ITS A BROWN TROUT. I caught 20 some in about 2 hours. But this is a huge fish and I can only hope to catch a trout that size some day. Congats on the trophy. Hope you put that above the fireplace.

While often lost in the outdoor spotlight next to the West, Michigan's got it all and then some as far as the outdoors are concerned.

What a monster fish. Great catch.

That's one hell of a fish. This should be a wake up call to those managing the trout streams in Missouri and Arkansas. We no longer have the world record, and we need to get it back... I'm calling for a 30" minimum on browns region-wide.