ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. — A New Mexico teen recently landed a monster 55-pound blue catfish.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish said Alonso Ordaz, 13, caught the fish Feb. 22 using cut bait shad with a Muddy River Catfishing Demon Dragon at Elephant Butte Lake, KOAT reported.
If the weight was accurate, state wildlife officials said the catch likely would have beat the current record of 54 pounds and 4 ounces, KOAT reported.
Ordaz’s father said they weighed the fish aboard their boat before releasing it. The catch was not weighed on a state scale.