Malta's Fauth Catches Fish of a Lifetime

Last Friday, Malta's Jim Fauth set out to stock his freezer with salmon from Fort Peck Reservoir. He did, just not in the way he was expecting.

By the end of his fishing expedition with his wife Nancy and friends Tony and Emily Simonsen, Jim landed a fish of a lifetime; a state record-setting Chinook salmon that officially weighed in at 32.62 pounds by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The fish was measured at 38-inches long with a 28-inch girth.

The record was last held by Greg Haug, who caught a 32.05 pound Chinook Salmon out of Fort Peck in August of 2020. Haug's fish was slightly longer at...