Peace Rivers Adam Wilcox gets trifecta catching continent's three biggest fish

Peace Rivers Adam Wilcox gets trifecta catching continent's three biggest fish

Source: vermilionstandard

5/30/2024

Credit: PEACE RIVER RECORD GAZETTE

“We got very lucky. We caught a 10 foot sturgeon--and it was kind of a local legend fish. When I got back from the boat people in the community had already heard that we'd caught this legendary pig nose fish,” said Wilcox.

Peace River resident Adam Wilcox has accomplished a massive feat in the fishing world, catching the three largest fish on the continent: the white sturgeon, alligator gar, and paddlefish.

Peace River

Paddlefish

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