New Braunfels man catches huge, record-breaking catfish, but it's not his first

Louis Gonzales, a New Braunfles man, has caught several fish at Lake Dunlap including three that exceeded 50 pounds. His latest catch broke the lake's catch-and-release record. Louis Gonzales, a New Braunfles man, has caught several fish at Lake Dunlap including three that exceeded 50 pounds. His latest catch broke the lake's catch-and-release record. Photo: Texas Parks And Wildlife Photo: Texas Parks And Wildlife Image 1 of / 44 Caption Close New Braunfels man catches huge, record-breaking catfish, but it's not his first 1 / 44 Back to Gallery

A man who caught a blue catfish exceeding 50 pounds broke Texas' Lake Dunlap catch-and-release record by approximately 10 pounds, but came less than a pound away from breaking the lake's overall record for biggest catch — a title he was hoping to reclaim.

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Louis Gonzales, the New Braunfels angler who reeled in the enormous, 51.6-pound catch on June 7, is a regular at Lake Dunlap a San Marcos' Inland Fisheries employee said.

As the title of Gonzales' trophy catch indicates, he released the fish shortly after catching it.

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According to the fisheries' Facebook page, Gonzales previously caught two other blue catfish in excess of 50 pounds, his biggest being 55.76 pounds in 2013.

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See photos of Gonzales' biggest catches at Lake Dunlap above.

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