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This Giant Snakehead Was Just Declared a New World Record. It Was Caught from a Florida Canal

Summary by Outdoor Life
South Florida fisherman Ryan Alvarez caught a giant snakehead on April 23 that’s been certified as a new world record. The International Game Fish Association highlighted the record fish in a Facebook post Sunday. It noted that Alvarez’s great snakehead (known locally as a bullseye snakehead) weighed just over 17 pounds and is the new all-tackle world record for the species.  Alvarez did not immediately respond to a request for comment about his…
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Outdoor Life broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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