A fishing trip on one of Idaho‘s best-known trout rivers turned into a record-setting day after a Georgia angler landed a massive brown trout that now holds the state’s catch-and-release record. According to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Caroline Langdale caught the 30.5-inch brown trout on May 30, 2026, fly-fishing the South Fork Snake River. The agency highlighted the catch in an early July social media post after verifying her measurements and photographs.
Langdale had been drifting a rubber legs fly through a deep hole during a multiday guided trip when her strike indicator suddenly disappeared beneath the surface. At first, she believed her line had become snagged on a submerged obstacle. Moments later, the “snag” started moving.
