Record Chub Caught in Southeast Idaho

Dianne Jensen of Idaho Falls on June 29 caught a record setting Utah chub in Blackfoot Reservoir. The lunker was caught on spinning gear with 10-pound test line. It weighed 1 pound, 11.3 oz. with a length of 16.25 inches and a girth of 9 inches. The previous record was held by Deborah Krick of Rigby, who caught a 1-pound, 4-ounce chub , 13.25 inches long in the Snake River on March 18, 2007, on a worm with 8-pound test line.