“They knew it was unusual for giant brook trout to be in that river, and they believed it was a state-record fish.” That part of the Little Red River is catch-and-release only, so Gray couldn’t weigh ...

It turned out to be the biggest recorded brook trout caught in the state in the last 75 years. “When I headed out to fish that day with my friend Karen and four-legged friend Moose, I had no intention ...