Upstate Man Breaks 12-Year-Old Record with Fish Catch in Adirondacks

Upstate man breaks 12-year-old record with fish catch in Adirondacks

An upstate man has hauled in a record-setting brook trout, the state Department of Environmental Conservation reported, breaking a record that had stood for a dozen years. The DEC said that Benjamin Ferguson, a brook trout angler from Lowville, Lewis County, caught a 22-inch, six-pound three-ounce “brookie” from the St. Regis Canoe Area on July 5, 2025.

Mayfield fisherman's brook trout record broken— Ramblin' Outdoors

On May 15, 2013, Rick Beauchamp, of Mayfield, was able to land a 6-pound brook trout from Silver Lake in Hamilton County, which bumped out a 5-pound, 14-ounce fish caught by Bill Altman of Athol somewhere in the in the…

New York angler sets state record for brook trout

Benjamin Ferguson of Lowville breaks New York's brook trout record with a 22-inch catch

DEC: North Country angler catches record-setting brook trout

Benjamin Ferguson of Lowville recently pulled the record-setting fish from the Saint Regis Canoe Area.

Angler Sets State Record with 6-Pound Brook Trout in Adirondacks - Finger Lakes Daily News

A new state record brook trout has been caught in New York, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Benjamin Ferguson of Lowville, Lewis County, landed the massive fish on July 5 while fishing in the St. Regis Canoe Area, deep in the Adirondacks. The […]