The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Tuesday that a 60-pound female striped bass caught in the Hudson River last week is a record for the largest inland striped bass ever landed in the state of New York.
The fish measured 53.4 inches long and 33 inches in girth.
“This is a remarkable new record catch,” DEC Commissioner Joseph Martens said in a statement.
The striper surpassed the previous record of 55 pounds, 6 ounces, set in 2007.
Click here for the full report by the Poughkeepsie Journal with a photo of the monster.
