Full length view of Bennett Gotlund holding his big smallmouth bass, near state-record size ... it stopped people walking by, some taking photos. “We had no net, so I just boat flipped it ...

NC Wildlife Resources Commission seeks public’s help to reduce the threat to native species posed by the invader.

"His first fish was a 2-pound smallmouth bass," said Rudie ... It was then promptly released back into Lake Michigan after a few photos. The fish will not be an official Illinois record for ...