diff --git a/apps/api/app/importer.py b/apps/api/app/importer.py
index 3ceac74..a5db920 100644
--- a/apps/api/app/importer.py
+++ b/apps/api/app/importer.py
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ def _import_records_locked(session: Session, *, url: str, region: str, category:
                     if old_val != new_val:
                         changed_fields[field] = {"old": old_val, "new": new_val}
                 if changed_fields:
+                    # Keep the queryable normalized record in sync with its
+                    # versioned source payload.
+                    report.fish = fish
+                    report.waterbody = waterbody
+                    report.bait = bait
+                    report.weight_g = raw.weight_g
+                    report.player_name = raw.player
+                    report.caught_at = caught
                     report.raw_payload = payload
                     report.source_url = url
                     session.add(ImportRecordEvent(