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Fairfield County Teen Reels In Huge 42-Inch Trout In Upstate NY, Report Says
A Fairfield County teenager reeled in a massive, near-record breaking trout during an excursion in an upstate New York lake.
Stamford resident Liam Bard, 16, landed a 42-inch trout during a trip on Skaneateles Lake in the Finger Lakes region, which approached a state record, according to reports.
The fish was reportedly the teenager’s first-ever lake trout.
Baird was fishing with his father, Scott, a friend, and was guided on their trip by Capt. Robert “Buck” Carter of the Lucky Bank Fishing charter company.
Baird’s day started off fishing for smallmouth bass, but they weren’t taking the …