Bull Shoals Catch by 11-Year-Old Sets Arkansas State Record

Bull Shoals catch by 11-year-old sets Arkansas state record

BULL SHOALS, Ark. – A tug on the line ended with an 11-year-old setting a state fishing record on June 14. Daniel Bridgmon brought in a 1-pound 15-ounce white sucker while trout fishing with his father just below Bull Shoals Dam. Officials said the record-setting sucker is the first of its kind for that species in the state. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission enhances summer fishing with attractors Daniel’s father, Thomas, said the sucker p…

11-year-old angler reels in Arkansas's latest state record catch

An 11-year-old angler from Baxter County has now made it into the Arkansas record books for his first-of-its-kind catch.

Young angler's nearly 2-pound, record-setting catch shocks Arkansas fishing scene

A routine fishing outing transformed into a historic moment for an 11-year-old Arkansas boy who landed a first-ever state record of just under two pounds.

Eleven-year-old suckers fish into Arkansas's latest state record catch

BULL SHOALS — Daniel Bridgmon, an 11-year-old angler from Midway (Baxter County), was fishing with his father June 14 below Bull Shoals Dam when he managed to land a 1-pound, 15-ounce white sucker that later proved to be the first entry ever into Arkansas’s record books for the species. Although their intention was to bring […]

Eleven-year-old suckers fish into Arkansas’s latest state record catch  • Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

BULL SHOALS — Daniel Bridgmon, an 11-year-old angler from Midway (Baxter County), was fishing with his father June 14 below Bull Shoals Dam when he managed to land a 1-pound, 15-ounce white sucker that later proved to be the first entry ever into Arkansas’s record books for the species. Although their intention was to bring trout to the stringer, the sucker stole the show when it bit the worm at the end of Bridgmon’s line. AGFC District Fisherie…