LAKE ALLATOONA, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says a man named Caleb McClure caught a record on Lake Allatoona on June 24.
The huge fish was nearly 5 feet long and weighed 27 pounds, 4 ounces.
DNR says the fish likely represents the largest longnose chub ever documented by DNR in Allatoona, eclipsing a 24-pound fish caught during gillnet sampling in the fall of 2021.
The state record is 31 pounds, 2 ounces. This fish was caught last year, according to the DNR.
Groupers are one of the largest freshwater fish and can reach up to 10 feet in length.
