North Carolina anglers reel in three state fishing records

North Carolina anglers reel in three state fishing records

Source: Fox News

6/19/2024

Credit: North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries

A yellowmouth grouper, a white grunt and an amaco jack fish were all recently certified as state fishing records by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF).

The yellowmouth groper, reeled in by Christopher Hyche, weighed in at 23 pounds and measured 33.5 inches from the nose to the fork in the tail. The catch was just short of a world record.

Yellowmouth groupers have yellow coloring on the inside and corners of their mouths and typically weigh up to 20 pounds, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

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