A hooked Canadian arctic char is potentially a new world record for the 2kg (4lb) tippet class of the IGFA fishing record system. On a recent release of the IGFA's Hot Catches news release, the fishing record keeper shares that:
"This year, Bluch and Harrison fished Canada’s Tree River, which produced two pending Arctic char (Salvelinus alpines) tippet class records for Bluch. The bigger of the two was this 9.64 kg (21 lb 4 oz) beauty caught on August 13, 2011 while casting a Dumbell Strip Tease fly. After a 20 minute fight, the angler and guide combo were able to weigh and release the potential 02 kg (4 lb) tippet class record fish. The current IGFA record is 7.17 kg (15 lb 13 oz)."
Nice fish Mr. Bluch!
