The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) announced a record catch while the agency was conducting its annual sturgeon survey. 

Fisheries staff were on Lake St. Clair capturing, gathering data about, tagging and releasing the fish.

It was while conducting their research that they found a monstrous lake sturgeon, according to an MDNR post on Facebook.

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The crew reeled in a 125-pound fish stretching over six feet long.

Lake St. Clair is also known as the "Heart of the Great Lakes," at only 430 square miles in surface area and an average depth of 11 feet, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. 

The MDNR posted a photo of the huge catch saying, "The crew hauled in their largest (by length) in the history of this survey."

"While aging is a bit more difficult, it wouldn’t be surprising to find out some of these fish are knocking on 80 years old," said the post.

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Lake sturgeon typically are between four and six feet long, and weigh 30 to 80 pounds.

They can live to be between 50 and 100 years old, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

"These activities provide our biologists and technicians with information on how lake sturgeon are doing. This helps track abundance, survival, movement, habitat use and more," said the MDNR on Facebook. 

The prehistoric fish have a shark-like tail and a bony, plate-armored covering.

"Sturgeon are an amazing and unique species, and efforts like this help us keep up conservation practices to help them thrive," added the MDNR. 

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Facebook users responded to the enormous catch by commenting on the post.

"My dad turns 80 this week, to think that fish has been around since the 40s … That is unreal! Can you imagine the thoughts of that fish… ‘dang it, I’ve escaped the hook for 80 years,’" one woman said.

Another person commented, "Did you all let him go, I hope?"

"So a six-foot sturgeon around 80 years old!" said one man.

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"Amazing," commented a woman.

One man said, "Sounds like a fun job." 

Fox News Digital reached out to the MDNR for additional comment.

Bill Belichick managed with what he had when it came to winning six Super Bowl championships during his illustrious career with the New England Patriots.

Building the team through trades and the draft was more of Belichick’s forte. He drafted Richard Seymour, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman, got the most out of Troy Brown and Ty Law when he took the job and made the trade for Randy Moss and revitalized his career. 

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When the Patriots were active in free agency, they were able to sign guys like Cam Newton, Darrelle Revis, Rodney Harrison and Junior Seau. But as Belichick got further in his career, signing free agents became increasingly difficult. New head coach Jerod Mayo also learned that as he started as the team’s head coach, as they missed out on DeAndre Hopkins and Calvin Ridley.

Belichick chalked it up to Massachusetts’ high income tax.

"That’s Taxachusetts," Belichick said Monday in an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show." "Virtually every player, even the practice squad, even the minimum players are pretty close to $1 million. Once you hit the $1 million threshold, you pay more state tax in Massachusetts.

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"Just another thing you’ve got to contend with in negotiations up there. It’s not like Tennessee or Florida or Nevada. Some of these teams have no state income tax. You get hit pretty hard on that with the agents."

Also not helping the Patriots’ luster is the poor seasons in the post-Brady era.

The team has only made the playoffs once and have started four quarterbacks since the start of the 2020 season and are likely to have a fifth starter, whether it is Drake Maye, Joe Milton or Jacoby Brissett, to start Week 1 this season.

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