The Kansas state fishing record for a smallmouth buffalo has finally been broken after 44 years.
Thayne Miller, an angler from Topeka, Kansas, recently caught a 64.75-pound smallmouth buffalo from the Clinton Reservoir, five miles west of the City of Lawrence on the K-10 Highway.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks shared news of Miller’s record-breaking catch on the agency’s Facebook and Twitter account on Wednesday, June 7.
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Smallmouth buffalo are a catostomid (AKA sucker fish) game fish species that typically live in bodies of freshwater in the United States, according to wildlife records from the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The game fish can generally be found in major tributaries and surrounding waters of the Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico and Lake Michigan.
Smallmouth buffalo can be found in various bodies of freshwater in the U.S. (iStock)
Record fish applicants are also required to photograph their catch, weigh the fish on a certified scale before freezing it and have the fish identified by a district fisheries biologist or regional fisheries supervisor with the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks.
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There’s a 30-day waiting period for state record fish applicants.