Angler breaks 43-year-old record after reeling in large perch in Lake Michigan
Abraham Lincoln,Indiana,Culture
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 Lake County during the Mayor’s Fishing Derby in Hammond on April 21 when he landed a 3-pound, 2-ounce yellow perch, shattering a 43-year-old Indiana state record," the Indiana DNR explained in a press release."The previous state record...
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