48-Pound Rainbow: World Record or Genetic Cheat?
Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 12:04AM
El Guapo in Species, Tech, catch of the day, rainbow trout

On September 5, Saskatchewan fisherman Sean Konrad caught a 48-pound, world-record rainbow trout. The fish came from Lake Diefenbaker, where trout genetically engineered to grow extra-big escaped from a fish farm nine years ago.

The previous world record was held by Sean’s twin brother Adam, who pulled a 43-pound, 10-ounce rainbow trout from Lake Diefenbaker in 2007. That catch sparked online debate over the legitimacy of Lake Diefenbaker’s farm-born, genetically-engineered rainbows.

The Konrad brothers’ response was curt: “Stop crying and start fishing.”

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