Courtesy Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Kirk Rudzinski, 63, of Erie, broke a state record with this yellow perch caught in Lake Erie on April 9, 2021.
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An Erie angler caught the heaviest yellow perch on record in the state, according to an announcement Friday by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
Kirk Rudzinski, 63, of Erie, landed the record-breaking perch on April 9 in Lake Erie, Harborcreek Township, Erie County, near the Brevillier Village high-rise.
The yellow perch weighed in at 2.98 pounds, exceeding the current state record by two ounces, according to the commission. The previous state record yellow perch was caught in Presque Isle Bay in 2016.