DEARBORN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Earlier this summer, a Hoosier set the state record for the largest mooneye catch, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced Monday.

On June 5, Tyler Baumann caught a 12-inch-long, 9-ounce mooneye on the East Fork of the Whitewater River. The previous record was 5.8 ounces set in 2019 on the Ohio River in Clark County, according to the DNR. State record fish are determined by weight rather than length.

The Indianapolis man was fishing in a kayak and used a nightcrawler under a bobber to catch the fish.

Mooneye, found in large rivers around the state, are often mistaken for goldeye. The DNR explained to tell the difference between the fish, look where the dorsal fin starts in relation to the anal fin. For mooneye, the start of the dorsal fin is

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