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Missouri has another record catch.
On Thursday, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announced that the biggest-ever river carpsucker was reeled in by a local fisherman.
Steven Henson, of Bonne Terre, Missouri, caught the 3-pound, 14-ounce fish June 1 while fishing with a pole-and-line on the Mississippi River.
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According to the MDC, the previous record for a river carpsucker was two pounds, three ounces -- in 2008 on the South Grand River.
Henson’s fish is the sixth catch to set a record this year, the department said.
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Though common in the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and their major tributaries, the river carpsucker is "considered a sport fish, and is rarely taken on hook-and-line," the MDC said in its announcement.
Steven Henson, from Bonne Terre, Missouri, caught a record-breaking river carpsucker while he was fishing on the Mississippi River earlier this month. (iStock)
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Missouri recognizes record fish catches in two categories: "pole-and-line" and "alternative methods" that include archery and spearfishing.