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MONSTER FISH CAUGHT

August 13, 2010 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

Is this a 3 for 1 deal or what? Sam Whiteleather caught this 4-foot, 65-pound Flat Head catfish on a 22-inch Channel Catfish that had swallowed a green sunfish that had been caught on a limb line.

It was caught June 9, 2010 on the East Fork of the White River.

Sam is the son of Rex and Laura Whiteleather. Laura is an Interpretive Naturalist at Salamonie Reservoir.

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