• Idaho fisherman sets a new state record by reeling in 42.5-inch-long catfish.
• Catfish had a girth of 32 inches and weighed 37 pounds.
• Fish measured 42.50 inches in length, shattering the previous record by almost 10 inches.

Wildlife officials in Idaho reported that a fisherman broke a state record by reeling in a 42.5-inch-long catfish.

According to the Idaho Department of Fish & Game, Paul Newman was fishing with Hammett Valley Fishing Adventures on the Snake River’s CJ Strike Reservoir when he caught the lone fish of the day: a massive catfish.

The catfish measured 42.50 inches in length, shattering the state record by 9.50 inches. The fish had a girth of 32 inches and weighed 37 pounds.

Newman told the Idaho news agency, “If you are going to set records, this is the state to set the record out in God’s country.”

“It was such an awesome catch, we had good adrenaline on the boat, everybody was hyped, they could tell it was a record breaking catfish.”

After being measured and weighed, the fish was put back into the water.

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