CONCORD — A Meredith man known for his fish-catching prowess shattered the New Hampshire record for lake trout set in 1958 with a 37.65 pound specimen.
On Tuesday, Thomas Knight caught the giant trout, a Fish and Game-certified record, while ice-fishing in Big Diamond Pond in West Stewartstown.
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