Young anglers all catch 'personal best' catfish while fishing the Red River with their uncle

Photo 1 Cole Vasquez 19.5 pound catfish extended.jpg — Cole Vasquez, 10, with his 19½-pound catfish, released.

By Brad Dokken

May 27, 2020 at 10:29 AM

Photo 2 Dylan Vasquez with Maddison Gudajtes 15-pound catfish extended.jpg — Maddison Gudajtes, 7 (right), gets some help holding her 15-pound catfish from Dylan Vasquez. The fish was released.

Photo 3 Dylan Vasquez 19-pound catfish extended.jpg — Dylan Vasquez, 8, with the 19-pound catfish he released.

Young anglers Cole Vasquez, Dylan Vasquez and Maddison Gudajtes, all of Grand Forks, had quite a catfishing excursion over the Memorial Day weekend on the Red River with their uncle, Jamie Gudajtes, of Grand Forks. All three of the kids caught their “personal best” catfish, which were released after a quick photo, said their uncle, who submitted the photos. Cole’s biggest catfish weighed 19½ pounds, Maddison’s biggest catfish tipped the scales at 15 pounds, and Dylan landed a 19-pound catfish.

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By Brad Dokken

Brad Dokken joined the Herald company in November 1985 as a copy editor for Agweek magazine and has been the Grand Forks Herald's outdoors editor since 1998.

Besides his role as an outdoors writer, Dokken has an extensive background in northwest Minnesota and Canadian border issues and provides occasional coverage on those topics.

Reach him at bdokken@gfherald.com, by phone at (701) 780-1148 or on Twitter at @gfhoutdoor.