Trophy Room: 11-year-old catches two trophy walleyes in same day
Aiden Evitts of Roseau, Minn., caught this 31-inch walleye Saturday, Dec. 8, on Lake of the Woods while fishing with his dad, John. The fish was kept for mounting.
Aiden Evitts, 11, of Roseau, Minn., released this 28½ inch walleye Saturday, Dec. 8, on Lake of the Woods, barely an hour and a half after catching a 31-inch walleye he kept for mounting.Aiden Evitts, 11, of Roseau, Minn., had himself quite a day of fishing Saturday, Dec. 8, on Lake of the Woods catching 31-inch and 28½-inch walleyes about an hour and a half apart while fishing with his dad, John, north of Pine Island.
Here's how family friend Bryan Mason described the encounter:
"John got him and his son set up and then went to help a buddy get set up next to them. It was only a matter of minutes and Aiden was yelling from the portable, 'Dad, I got a big one, help!!'
"John ran over to the house, and there with the head out of the hole was a beauty 31-inch, 11-pound trophy walleye.
"He was so pumped for his son, but the story doesn't end there. ...
"About an hour and a half later, Aiden had another monster hit his red Lindy Rattling Flyer tipped with a fathead minnow. This one measured out 28½ inches, and weighed just over 9 pounds. "The adults spent the rest of the day talking about how they've fished a whole lifetime waiting for one over 28 inches and how Aiden got two in one day. Pretty amazing!"
Aiden kept the 31-inch walleye for mounting and released the 28½-inch fish.
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