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12 Year Old Breaks the New York Freshwater Drum Record
Amerila Whalen, a 12-year-old girl from Essex County has earned the bragging rights to catching a record-breaking fish in Lake Champlain.
The DEC says Amelia caught a 29 pound, 14 ounce freshwater drum in June that was big enough to break the previous NY State record for freshwater drums by more than 3 pounds.
She was congratulated by the DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on Thursday.
I'd say she has a pretty good story to tell her friends and teachers when she goes back to school next week!
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