Connecticut
Angler reels in 45-pound carp, breaking record
An angler recently broke a Connecticut state fishing record after reeling in a freshwater fish that weighed almost 50 pounds.
The Connecticut Fish and Wildlife Facebook page announced the massive catch on Wednesday. The angler, Brian Santos, recently caught a mammoth-sized common carp at Lake Lillinonah, which is located in Litchfield, Fairfield and New Haven counties.
State officials reported that the carp weighed 45 pounds and 5 ounces. According to the state’s Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP), the previous record weighed 45 pounds and 1 ounce and was also caught at Lake Lillinonah.
“Tis the season for ‘congratulations!’” the post read. “This time to Brian Santos, who owns the new catch and release state record (by weight) for common carp.”
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Brian Santos caught a mammoth-sized common carp at Lake Lillinonah, according to Connecticut officials. (Connecticut Fish and Wildlife via Facebook)
“Way to go Brian,” the post added.
The department shared a picture of the angler holding the massive fish with both hands. The Facebook post’s comments section was filled with congratulatory messages.
“That’s a beast!!!!” one local commented.
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“Holy Moly! Congrats!” another admirer said.
Common carps are not an invasive species in Connecticut, contrary to popular belief. (Google Maps | iStock)
The DEEP website explains that common carps are not an invasive species in Connecticut, unlike Asian carp.
“Common carp were introduced to Connecticut waters following the Industrial Revolution, originally stocked as a food source,” the website notes. “They sustain their own populations by reproducing in the wild.”
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“Common carp are often found in four morphological forms, each just adaptations or ‘morphs’ of the fully scaled common carp.”
The government website also explains that the species has a reputation for being a “trash fish” due to its ability to survive in unclean water.
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The previous Connecticut common carp record was caught at Lake Lillinonah. (Google Maps)
“While carp can cause localized turbidity issues because of their feeding behavior of digging through bottom sediments in search of food, these conditions are temporary and in no way the root cause of water quality issues seen in Connecticut,” the website noted.
“However, if carp numbers become too great in any given area (river or lake), the reduced water clarity can become a more lasting problem.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to Connecticut Fish and Wildlife for additional comment but did not immediately hear back.
The search continues for a rare collection of Abraham Lincoln artifacts that went missing after a visit to Connecticut College in New London, including a letter written days after the president’s assassination.
Sameer Somal, a Lincoln enthusiast, said the artifacts disappeared Tuesday after he accidentally left the folder containing them on top of his car and drove away following interviews with fellow Lincoln scholars at Connecticut College.
“The plan was to interview them, and I was going to show them some of these artifacts,” Somal said.
Somal said he has spent years assembling the collection, which included portraits of Lincoln, original Civil War-era newspapers, and an original invitation to Lincoln’s 1864 inaugural ball.
Among the items was a document Somal described as especially significant.
“There was a letter, which is particularly precious, written on April 17th, 1865, from General William Tecumseh Sherman about the assassination of Mr. Lincoln,” Somal said.
After realizing the folder was missing, Somal contacted campus security. He said he was initially told the folder had been recovered, but later learned security had mistaken it for a book that had fallen from his car.
“I proceeded to look in the dark in my state of disappointment and trauma,” Somal said.
The next day, Somal made the five-hour trip back to New London and checked with the police. He believes the folder likely fell on or near the Connecticut College campus, but it has not been turned in.
Somal said the loss goes beyond the monetary value of the artifacts, as the collection was intended to serve as a centerpiece for a future museum dedicated to Lincoln in Illinois.
Now he is asking whoever found the folder to return it.
“I will do anything to get these items back and anything to help someone else in life if I can just get them back,” Somal said.
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