New state record for brown bullhead
ALBANY - A Putnam County man has broken the state fishing record for catching the largest bullhead, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Monday.
Mahopac resident Glenn Collacuro landed a 7-pound, 6-ounce, 22-inch brown bullhead while fishing Lake Mahopac in Putnam County on Aug. 1.
Caught with a sawbelly, or alewife, Collacuro's catch surpassed the old record for largest bullhead (also caught at Lake Mahopac) by more than a pound and marks the fourth fish species state record to be broken this year.
Brown bullheads average about one to two pounds in New York state, making Collacuro's catch even more impressive. Inhabiting most of the state, bullheads are most active during low-light periods and are highly sought after because they provide a tasty meal.
Collacuro submitted details of his winning fish as part of DEC's Angler Achievement Awards Program. Through this program, anglers enter freshwater fish that meet specific qualifying criteria and receive official recognition of their catch and a distinctive lapel pin commemorating their achievement.
The three categories that make up the program are: catch-and-release, annual award and state record.
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Outlaw63446
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08-22-09 8:45 PM
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Truthbetold - Take a memo. Get a real life. That angus burger you ate tonight was the strongest and almost the most successful of the gene pool, and should have been left in it's natural environment.
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Truthbetold
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08-18-09 6:29 PM
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DEC - Take a memo: Please stop promoting the killing of trophy fish and animals. These individuals represent the strongest and most successful of the gene pool and should be left in their natural environment. You are contributing to this idiotic male ego crap that the guy who kills the biggest is somehow more manly.
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