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Steve Gilbert: Who is Wisconsin perch-record holder Mike Lamont and does he know he’s famous?

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I have always been interested in the stories behind Wisconsin’s state record fish. In most cases, with time and lucky breaks, I have been able to piece together some of the stories.
My search for the details of the story, or lack thereof, behind the Wisconsin record yellow perch has gone nowhere. If you read my two previous columns, you may be burnt out on yellow perch record fish. But stick with me one more time on this topic and I promise to make it relatively short.

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Steve Gilbert: Can Michigan claim title to world record yellow perch?

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Hopefully, you read my last column about the current world record yellow perch. After reading it, your next thought (like mine), was, what is the next potential record contender?
A quick review of the current record holders from states and provinces within the native range of yellow perch turned up another impressive fish. It appears that the state of Michigan may lay claim to the new world record yellow perch if we all agree that the New Jersey perch last discussed in this space could not be the world record perch.

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Steve Gilbert: A close look at the world record yellow perch

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All the excitement surrounding the “super-monstrous” 17-inch, 3.01-pound yellow perch coming out of Green Bay on Feb. 11 piqued my fisheries curiosity.
News outlets lamented the fact that though these fish were big they did not come anywhere near the world record yellow perch. The two most respected keepers of fish records, the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, of Hayward, and the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), list the same record-holding fish, a 4-pound 3½-ounce perch caught by Dr. C. C. Abbott in May 1865.

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