NICE FISH: Big catches around the region

Walleye released 25-inch minimum

• 27¾ inches -- Nick Shabert, Port Isabel, Texas, Devils Lake.

Channel catfish released 30-inch minimum

• 35 inches -- Randall Thompson, Grand Forks, Red River.

Northern pike released 32-inch minimum

• 39 inches -- Jeff Schneider, Bismarck, Devils Lake.

• 34 inches -- Paul Johnson, Fargo, Devils Lake.

Smallmouth bass kept 3-pound minimum

• 3½ pounds -- Colton Huschka, Hope, N.D., Lake Ashtabula, N.D.

White bass kept 3-pound minimum

• 3 pounds, 7 ounces -- Gary Cowden, Bolivar, Mo., Devils Lake.

Report your big fish tales to Brad Dokken at bdokken@gfherald.com , by phone at (701) 780-1148 or toll-free (800) 477-6572 ext. 148, or mail to Brad Dokken, c/o The Grand Forks Herald, 375 Second Ave. N., Box 6008, Grand Forks ND 58206-6008. Please include the angler’s town of residence and whether the fish was kept or released.