Brown Trout World Records

A look at the International Game Fish Association world record holders for brown trout caught on a fly rod, listed in order of tippet/line class followed by fish weight, angler name, where and when it was caught:

2-pound tippet – 12 pounds, 8 oz., Nunzio Incremona, Olcott, New York, Nov. 2, 2000

4-pound tippet – 19 pounds, Robert Valtz, Rio Grande, Argentina, Jan. 29, 1993

6-pound tippet – 27 pounds, 10 oz., Rick Osborn, Lake Taneycomo, Branson, Missouri, Oct. 3, 2005

8-pound tippet – 28 pounds, Charlie Blaquier, Rio Grande, Argentina, March 9, 1996

12-pound tippet – 35 pounds, 2 oz., Mark Gates, Jr. , Rio Grande, Argentina, March 1, 1998

16-pound tippet – 29 pounds, 12 oz., Randolph Harrison, Rio Grande, Argentina, Jan. 19, 1992

20-pound tippet – 36 pounds, 6 oz., Hans-Peter Schaar , Obervellach, Moll River Austria, July 2, 2007

For more world records, check out the International Game Fish Association.