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HARRISBURG, Pa. (June 6) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has certified a new state record Flathead Catfish.
On the morning of Sunday, May 14, 2023, angler Michael Wherley, 46, of Fayetteville, Franklin County was fishing from a 16-foot bass boat on the Susquehanna River section known as Lake Aldred, near Conestoga, Lancaster County. Wherley baited a live Rainbow Trout onto a large circle hook, weighted with a 1.5-ounce sinker, and cast his heavy-duty surf rod lined with 25-pound monofilament fishing line into an approximately 50-foot-deep channel.
At around 10 a.m., Wherley, who was fishing with his friend, Walter “Tommy” Clark, also of Fayetteville, said fishing action began to pick up, and three of the four rods they had in the water hooked fish simultaneously.
“It was a little bit crazy, but we managed to start reeling them in,” said Wherley. “There was a 30-pounder, and then Tommy brought in a 45-pounder that ended up breaking the net when we tried…
