Genesee Township man lands possible state record fishBy Liz Shaw | Flint Journal
October 27, 2009, 6:02PMGENESEE TOWNSHIP, Michigan — A Genesee Township man may have landed a new state fishing record.
Deaunti Kemp, 28, caught what he believes is a 2-pound, 14-ounce bluegill in shallow water on Lake Nepessing in Lapeer County on Monday afternoon.
The current state record for a bluegill is 2 pounds 12 ounces, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Master Angler Program. Kemp’s fish will have to be verified by a DNR fisheries biologist before it can be officially listed as the new state record.
Fisheries biologist Joe Leonardi, who came out to inspect the fish, said it resembles a species of sunfish but an exact determination will have to be made. All three sunfish species in the state records are under two pounds.
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