An angler broke a Lone Star State record by catching a 71-pound fish in an infamous Texas lake earlier this summer. The catch, which was a smallmouth buffalo, was announced on Friday. The 71-pound behemoth was swimming in Austin’s Lady Bird Lake when it was captured using a fishing rod and reel. Lady Bird Lake…
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News Maryland girl, 12, awarded state’s top fishing prize of ‘Master Angler Milestone
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News Fishing record set by West Virginia angler who used 3-year-old daughter’s $10 pink rod
A man in Wayne County, West Virginia, caught a state record channel catfish in the pond on his father’s farm in South Charleston using an unexpected rod. John Tyler Rutherford reeled in a 43.51-inch-long, 46.70-pound channel catfish, according to a press release from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). Rutherford reportedly reeled in the…
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News Angler arrested after catching 14 oversized fish: ‘Caught red-handed’
A Massachusetts man is under arrest after illegally catching and keeping a total of 14 oversized striped bass. Authorities had received tips about the angler not releasing catches from his boat while he fished off of the coast of New Hampshire near New Castle and Rye, the Portsmouth Herald reported. “NH Fish and Game officers…
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News Colorado angler helps authorities crack down on gigantic invasive fish: ‘Highly unusual’
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News Angler breaks 43-year-old record after reeling in large perch in Lake Michigan
An Indiana angler made state history after catching a relatively-heavy yellow perch last month. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (Indiana DNR) made a Facebook post about the catch on May 1. The fisherman, Blas Lars, threw his tackle in Lake Michigan before he caught the record-breaking fish. “Blas Lara was fishing Lake Michigan in…
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News Angler sets first-ever fishing record for species caught in North Carolina: ‘Hooked a beast’
A Massachusetts angler has established a new fishing record in the state of North Carolina. Matthew Frattasio was aboard Riptide Charters, under the direction of Captain Terry Nugent, when he reeled in a 26-pound, 15.6-ounce almaco jack near Morehead City, according to a press release issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)….
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