Angler breaks 43-year-old record after reeling in large perch in Lake Michigan

Angler breaks 43-year-old record after reeling in large perch in Lake Michigan

Source: FOX 13 News

5/7/2024

Credit: Indiana Department of Natural Resources via Facebook

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 for the species was a 2-pound, 8-ounce fish caught from a gravel pit in Vigo County by Roy W. Burkel Jr. in 1981."

Lake Michigan

Perch, Yellow

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
2801	‘Fish guy’ turns his ‘awesome’ hobby into new business	tribtoday	2022-07-16	US
2802	How Foreign Private Equity Hooked New England’s Fishing Industry	propublica	2022-07-06	DK
2803	Missouri angler cited after posting photo of 'stringer full of fish'	komu	2022-07-11	RU
2804	Осторожная пеструшка	Охотники.ру	2022-07-28	RU
2805	Секретный цвет приманки	Охотники.ру	2022-07-29	RU
2806	Секреты ловли рыбы в окнах водорослей	Охотники.ру	2022-08-01	RU
2807	Россия — лидер в добыче минтая, но серьезно проигрывает США в глубокой переработке уловов	Рыболовство	2022-07-28	RU
2808	Промысел красной рыбы стартует в Приморье	Рыболовство	2022-08-01	RU
2809	Вылов лосося на Дальнем Востоке превысил уровень 2020 года на 16%	Рыболовство	2022-08-02	RU
2810	California Outlines Plan for Scaled Back Giant Water Tunnel	Associated Press	2022-07-27	US
2811	Climate Change a Challenge for Idaho Wildlife	Associated Press	2022-08-02	US
2812	Colorado fisherman breaks brook trout record after 75 years	Fox News	2022-08-01	US
2813	Rare Greenland shark found off the coast of Belize: 'Sheer luck'	Fox News	2022-08-01	BZ
2814	30 Flounder Fishing Tips from Top Guides	sportfishingmag	2022-07-17	US
2815	Big Changes in Store for Florida Redfish Anglers	sportfishingmag	2022-07-28	US
2816	Hot Spot: Virginia Beach, Virginia Species: Cobia	sportfishingmag	2022-07-27	US
2817	Texas state fish recovers from extinction threat, flourishes again	tpr	2022-07-09	US
2818	Step-to-Step Guide to Start Your Own Profitable Fish Farming Business	krishijagran	2022-07-11	IN
2819	Protected areas not exempt as blast fishing blows up in Sri Lanka	mongabay	2022-07-12	LK
2820	Fishermen, Conservation Groups Call For Ban On Chesapeake Bay Commercial Menhaden Netting	sportfishingmag	2022-07-19	US
2821	Feds say breaching needed to meet fish recovery goals	magicvalley	2022-07-14	US
2822	Bizarre aftermath of fish raining from the SKY after monsoons in India led to strange phenomenon	the-sun	2022-07-14	IN
2823	Under fireworks-filled sky on Lake Erie, Pennsylvania kayaker reels in a giant catfish	goerie	2022-07-14	US
2824	16-Foot Fish Caught. It Has A Connection With Earthquakes	ndtv	2022-07-15	CL
2825	Bristol Bay's sockeye run of 69.7 million fish is the biggest on record	KDLG 670AM	2022-07-15	US

112 of [137 - pages.]