Syracuse.com - Young North Syracuse angler, 5, lands huge Oneida Lake bowfin

HuntingNY-News · April 16, 2012

"AND OH WAS HE PROUD!!! If you could have heard the excitement in his voice, it was touching," his mother said.

Submitted photoJaydon and his 25-inch bowfin.

Lisa Conway sent in this photo of her son, Jaydon, 5, and his huge bowfin that he caught on Oneida Lake.

She wrote: "If there is one thing my son absolutely loves to do, it’s fish. He thinks about it every waking moment and cannot wait until his Daddy (my husband, Josh), will take him out to his Grandfather’s marina (Aero Marina in Brewerton).

"This weekend we went out a few times, but only caught some blue gill and crappie. However, last night, just the two of them went out for hours. They were doing great, hitting more crappie and some blue gill, when all of a sudden Jaydon has a fish on that was an awful lot to handle.

"Josh stood next to him as Jaydon brought it in. As he was bringing it closer, Jaydon thought it was a pickerel, Josh thought maybe a large walleye, but as it came up, Josh noticed it was neither and ran to grab a net.

"It was approximately 25 inches in length, we are unsure of the weight, AND OH WAS HE PROUD!!! If you could have heard the excitement in his voice, it was touching."

Editor's note: I can understand why. Nice fish, Jaydon.

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