Last week Mel Caldwell, pictured above caught and released what would have been the new lake record spotted bass. Mel was trolling a blue/silver Trophy Stick when he hooked and landed a beautiful 8-pound, 8-ounce spot. For Glory Hole Sports to recognize a lake record fish it must be weighed on one of our scales and verified by a store employee. A lake record fish is only good for bragging rights. We encourage catch and release, so we will recognize Mel Caldwell's 8-pound, 8-ounce lunker as the unofficial lake record.

Then this happened. Another New Lake Record Spotted Bass was caught this week. Mike Sanders, Photo #1 of Hughson caught a massive 8-pound, 3-ounce lunker on Thursday. He was fishing a main lake point when he hook and landed this record fish. He reported catching it in the early morning on a Huddleston R.O.F. 12, rainbow trout patterned swim bait.

The previous record was caught by Joe Bruce, Photo #2 of Sonora. He caught this massive 8-pound 1-ounce fish on a crank bait while fishing near Morman creek.

The current state record was caught by Bryan Shishido, Photo #3 on April 21, 2001 out of Pine Flat Lake. It weighed 10-pounds, 4-ounces. If you catch a fish that is larger, and want it to be recognized as a state record, it must be weighed on a certified scale. The post office or the grocery store meat department has a certified scale.

Please practice catch and release for the brown trout also. They will no longer be planted so it is our responsibility to help the population sustain.

Thanks - from all of us at Glory Hole Sports