Upstate NY fisherman breaks record for species considered a living dinosaur

Upstate NY fisherman breaks record for species considered a living dinosaur

Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

7/15/2024

Credit: Chuck Zimmerman

A Hilton man returned home with a huge fish story.

Chuck Zimmerman set a New York state record for longnose gar, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced.

Zimmerman hooked the monster 15-pound, 14-ounce fish on Butterfield Lake in Redwood, Jefferson County. It toppled the previous record, which stood since 2018, by 1 pound, 4 ounces.

Butterfield Lake

Gar, Longnose

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