Erik Poland with trout

Erik Poland of Andover, Maine, poses with the Maine State Record lake trout he caught recently in Richardson Lake. (COURTSEY PHOTO)

A Maine state record lake trout was caught July 2 on Richardson Lake, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries.

The angler is Erik Poland, 34, of Andover, Maine and his fish was 44 inches long and weighed 39.2 pounds. The fish was caught in Lower Richardson Lake in Township C. The lake is east of Errol, New Hampshire.

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