Angler

Angler didn’t realize how ‘massive’ record-breaking fish was — until it fought back

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A Maryland angler’s decision to duke it out with his resistant catch proved worthwhile when he broke a state record, wildlife officials said. Jean-Philippe Lartigue set the Maryland state record for rainbow trout on Feb. 10 after pulling up his “massive” catch at Antietam Creek in Devil’s Backbone County Park, according to a Feb. 13 … Read more

Angler feels ‘thump’ — then reels in fish he’s never seen before. It’s a state record

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A Maryland angler pulled in the wrong catch while fishing — but it earned him a state record, wildlife officials said. Thomas Over Jr. decided to set up along the lower Susquehanna River on Jan. 6 to go jigging for yellow perch, according to a Jan. 16 Maryland Department of Natural Resources news release. The … Read more