Top of page

Caught Our Eyes: A Fish Tale?

Share this post:

Cataloger Greg Marcangelo turned up this image–a record catch from an August fishing expedition nearly 110 years ago.

Edward Llewellen with the World's Record Black Sea Bass, which he caught, (425 lbs.), at Catalina Island, Calif., Aug. 26, 1903
Edward Llewellen with the World’s Record Black Sea Bass, which he caught, (425 lbs.), at Catalina Island, Calif., Aug. 26, 1903. Photo by Ironmonger, copyrighted 1903 Sept. 5. //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b03723

Greg notes, “As a Pisces, I’m always on the lookout for nice pictures of fish.  But this – is it even real??  A quick internet search confirms that Giant Sea Bass may reach these proportions!”

Learn more:

Add a Comment

This blog is governed by the general rules of respectful civil discourse. You are fully responsible for everything that you post. The content of all comments is released into the public domain unless clearly stated otherwise. The Library of Congress does not control the content posted. Nevertheless, the Library of Congress may monitor any user-generated content as it chooses and reserves the right to remove content for any reason whatever, without consent. Gratuitous links to sites are viewed as spam and may result in removed comments. We further reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to remove a user's privilege to post content on the Library site. Read our Comment and Posting Policy.


Required fields are indicated with an * asterisk.