In this June 13, 2019 photo provided by Richelle Hansen shows 39-year-old Jacob Hansen with his record-breaking tiger muskie on Fish Lake in southern Utah. Hansen has set a state spearfishing record. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has announced that Hansen broke the state record for spearfishing a tiger muskie fish. Hansen's record-breaking fish is 51 inches (about 129 centimeters) long and weighs 32 pounds.(Richelle Hansen via AP)
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has set a state spearfishing record.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has announced 39-year-old Jacob Hansen of Tooele broke the state record for spearfishing a tiger muskie fish on June 13 at Fish Lake in southern Utah.
Hansen’s record-breaking fish is 51 inches (about 129 centimeters) long and weighs 32 pounds.
Hansen said he spotted the record-breaking fish while teaching his daughter how to spearfish at a family reunion on Fish Lake. Spearfishing is only allowed in certain areas throughout the state to protect the species.