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Gregory Young's Record Lake Trout

Gregory Young with his record lake trout

Gregory Young's state record lake trout was taken from Round Valley Reservoir in Hunterdon County on May 4, 2002. Young's 32 pound, 8 ounce lake trout weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces more than the previous record taken from Round Valley in 2001. May 9, 2002 news release

Young was trolling from his boat when he landed the trout on 17-pound test line with a 10-pound leader. The fish, which took an hour to bring in, measured 41½ inches in length with a 25½-inch girth. It was caught in the cove near the Division of Fish and Wildlife's boat ramp.

Congratulations Gregory!

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