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This 12-year-old fisherman reeled in more than just a big fish he also caught a $15,000 prize.
Finnan Murphy, 12, from Pittsford, New York, caught a 26-pound, 10-ounce Chinook salmon on Sunday, which made him the Grand Prize winner of the Spring LOC (Lake Ontario Counties) Derby.
The derby announced Murphy as the winner on Sunday night in a Facebook post. It’s official! 12-year-old Finnan Murphy is the 2021 Spring LOC $15,000 Grand Prize winner! the post said. Finnan was aboard rochestersportfishing.com when he landed this 26 lb 10 oz king. The winner was caught on a Trilene/Warrior combination and weighed in at Wilson Boatyard.