New Hampshire is one of the best places to be if you love the outdoors. There are lots of ways to enjoy it, from hiking to biking to swimming to skiing to fishing. This is the kind of state where everyone has different interests and each person excels at them in their own way. Bagging new peaks, biking in new areas and fishing for new catches. This story out of West Stewartstown proves that you just never know what type of success you’re going to see in the Granite State!
Fishing in much of the country is considered a warm-weather activity. You’re out on the water, exposed to the elements, might as well do it in good weather! But that’s not exactly the case here in New Hampshire.
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In New Hampshire, any time of year is great for fishing and that most certainly includes winter. Welcome to ice fishing!
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But this isn’t a story about when to fish in the Granite State. It’s a story about what one local man’s ice fishing trip led to!
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On February 25th, Meredith resident Thomas Knight broke the New Hampshire state record for the largest lake trout ever caught! The previous record of 28-pounds was set all the way back in 1958!
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Knight’s trout weighed in at a whopping 37 pounds!
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Not only is this fish the largest lake trout caught in New Hampshire, but its size also qualifies it as the largest in New England!
andy2boyz / Flickr We’re not entirely sure that you do with a fish this size, but perhaps you feed a small army?
Congrats, Mr. Knight!
To try breaking your own record (or to just enjoy a day on the water) check out the 9 best fishing spots in New Hampshire that only locals might know about.
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We’re not entirely sure that you do with a fish this size, but perhaps you feed a small army?
Congrats, Mr. Knight!
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Address: West Stewartstown, Canaan, NH, USA
