MANDAN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A walleye record was caught in North Dakota.

Tom Volk of Lincoln, ND caught a 16 pound 9-ounce Walleye along the shore of the Heart River in Mandan on Sunday, April 21st.

The 32-and-a-half inch fish broke the old record by 3/4 of a pound. The record was previously held by Neal Leier of Bismarck after he caught his record Walleye on the Missouri River in May of 2018.

Story submitted to NewsDakota.com by Paul Jurgens of KFGO.