Freedom, Maine Man Catches Record-Setting White Perch
February 11, 2009
AUGUSTA – A Freedom man caught a record 3.02-pound white perch at Ellis Pond in Freedom in December, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife fisheries biologists.
IF&W and the Maine Sportsman newspaper, which is edited by avid outdoorsman and TV personality Harry Vanderweide, jointly announce new records and the publication maintains the record book.
Jeff Paquette of Freedom caught the white perch at 7:15 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at Ellis Pond in Brooks. The fish was weighed on certified scales at 8:30 a.m. by Paul Flynn, the owner of Freedom General Store, and was witnessed by three other people.
IF&W Fisheries Biologists Bill Woodward and Scott Davis, based at IF&W’s Sidney office, inspected the fish and confirmed the record.
The previous record was set on Feb. 9, 2002 by Michael Frechette of Sanford, who caught a 2.84-pound white perch on Square Pond.
This is the second record-setting fish caught in 2008. Carter McLaughlin, 11, of Mapleton caught a 5.24-pound, 25.4-inch Arctic Charr on Aug. 20 at Pushineer Pond in T15 R9.
The Maine Sportsman sponsors “The One That Didn’t Get Away Club,” which it boasts as “an association of fresh water anglers who have landed a big one in Maine.” Anglers who have caught what they believe may be the biggest of any fish species during a calendar year may fill out an application and be entered into a contest. There is a $5 application fee and winners receive a patch.
For contest rules and an application form, visit www.mainesportsman.com, scroll down and click on “applications.”
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