Midwest Fishermen Catch Record-Breaking Catfish

Fishing enthusiasts Cody Sechser (L) and Isaac Kipp caught this record-breaking catfish in Skunk Creek, South Dakota, on June 9, 2019. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks/Facebook

Midwest fishing enthusiasts caught a new record-breaking catfish on June 9.

South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks confirmed Montrose Fishermen Cody Sechser, 19, and Isaac Kipp, 18, caught a large catfish at Skunk Creek, 220 miles southeast of Pierre. The group called this a new state record for archery channel catfish.