Published 3 months ago

Burrillville man catches record-breaking rainbow trout

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Zachary Taylor was ice fishing on Peck Pond last month when he caught a rainbow trout weighing nearly 16 pounds. It took Taylor roughly 30 minutes to reel in the fish, which he caught through a 6-inch hole in the ice. The previous state record for the rainbow trout was set back in 2020, when a 12-pound, 9-ounce fish was caught.

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Burrillville man catches record-breaking rainbow trout

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Burrillville dad has made the catch of a lifetime. Zachary Taylor tells 12 News he was ice fishing on Peck Pond last month when he caught a rainbow trout weighing nearly 16 pounds. It took Taylor roughly 30 minutes to reel in the fish, which he caught through a 6-inch hole in the ice. Taylor, who's been fishing since he was 4 years old, reached out to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) upon realiz…

3 months ago·East Providence, United States

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