The Daily Populous Friday March 20th, 2026 morning edition
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mlivesocial on March 20th, 2026 at 02:23 UTC »

Kyle Hatrock with the state-record Westlope cutthroat trout, which measured 27 inches long.

According to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Kyle Hatrock of Coeur d’Alene reeled in a 27-inch Westslope cutthroat trout on Lake Pend Oreille in February and it has since been certified as a catch-and-release state record.

“We’d just got all the lines out when not 10 minutes later, one pole starts singing out the line,” Hatrock said. “The first run took out 450 feet-plus for about 15-20 minutes, and as soon as it hit the net, my friend started freaking out, saying ‘That’s the biggest freaking cutty I’ve ever seen!’”

nickelet11 on March 20th, 2026 at 02:25 UTC »

Are those record hands too? Never seen hands so big.

TBoneLaRone on March 20th, 2026 at 02:37 UTC »

Great fish! Way to go letting it swim off too!