Tyler Grimshaw, an 11-year-old who lives fishing, tried out the new winter bib he received for Christmas and almost set a state record while fishing in Utah’s Flaming Gorge on Sunday.
Tyler broke his personal best and came in less than six pounds after setting a Utah record for lake trout. He caught a 48.16 pounder while jigging on the famous fishery.
In June it was reported that he caught a 41 pounder all by himself. Both were weighed on the net and released.
Tyler took “a solid 20 minutes” to reel in the latest trophy trout, his mother Vanessa Grimshaw told USA Today / For The Win Outdoors. “An adult could probably have done it faster, but because he’s so small it took a little longer.”
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The Utah record for lake trout is 53 pounds, 15 ounces, which Chance Scott caught earlier this year. The record before that was a 51.5-pounder in 1988 and before that, a 41-pounder, according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. It gives you an idea of how close Tyler is to a record. All were caught in the Flaming Gorge.
“They definitely knew it was bigger than its previous one and knew it wasn’t far from the state record,” said Vanessa Grimshaw. “He would like to set the state record as a child.
“He loves fishing, that’s all he cares about. His next goal is to catch a trophy lake trout from his kayak. But he just got his first kayak this summer, so he still has a lot of practice before he has the skills to follow lake trout from a kayak. He would fish all day, every day if it were allowed. “
In September Tyler caught a personal best-7-foot sturgeon while fishing the Snake River in America Falls, Idaho. This fish has not been polluted because it is illegal to remove it from the water.
Bass fishing is his real passion. Tyler’s favorite fishermen are Aaron Martens and Mike Iaconelli. One day he hopes to take part in a Major League Fishing bass tournament.
“But he would never hunt trophy lake trout,” said Vanessa Grimshaw.
Photos courtesy of Vanessa Grimshaw.
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