<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1IYkOs_1H3Xfodb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1IYkOs_1H3Xfodb00" width="1600" height="900" ><figcaption>State record Mutton Snapper caught off Onslow Bay (North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality)</figcaption></figure>The above video is our WITN+ livestream and may not reflect the content in this story.MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) - A state-record Mutton Snapper was caught off Onslow Bay last month.The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries says Miles Dover caught the 20-pound, 14.72-ounce fish on October 2.Mark Boles caught last year’s state record of 17 pounds and 12.8 ounces.Dover landed the fish 70 miles offshore in Onslow Bay. It measured 34.25 inches long with a 28-inch girth.The mutton snapper has a documented lifespan of 29 years. You can identify one by a dark spot on its upper side, just below the front portion of the dorsal fin.</div></body>

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MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) - A state-record Mutton Snapper was caught off Onslow Bay last month. The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries says Miles Dover caught the 20-pound, 14.72-ounce fish on October 2. Mark Boles caught last year’s state record of 17 pounds and 12.8 ounces. Dover landed...

State record Mutton Snapper caught off Onslow Bay

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MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) - A state-record Mutton Snapper was caught off Onslow Bay last month. The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries says Miles

State record Mutton Snapper caught off Onslow Bay

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