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Episode 7: A Whopper of a Fish Tale

December 07, 2020 Bonner County Daily Bee
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Episode 7: A Whopper of a Fish Tale
Show Notes

Wes Hamlet's nabbing of a 37-pound, 40 1/20-inch world record Kamloops rainbow trout made him a celebrity. National and international news outlets spread word of the catch far and wide. Derby rules, meanwhile, dictated that the fish be presented to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.