PHOTO OF THE WEEK: CATCHING A WHOPPER AT LAKE JENNINGS

East County News Service

March 19, 2019 (Lakeside) – Steven Scouten sent in this photo of his son, Justin, with a large-mouth bass caught at Lake Jennings in Lakeside this past week.  “It’s 10 pounds—his personal best,” Scouten says. 

You can find more information about fishing, including special fishing events, at Lake Jennings by visiting http://www.lakejennings.org/.

The largest large-mouth bass ever caught worldwide weighed in at 22 pounds 4 ounces in Montgomery Lake, George in 1932 – a record that took over seven decades to tie, but which has never been surpassed, according toGame & Fish Magazine.