Wayback Wednesday

Fishing has long been a favorite summer pasttime. Two Salem youths had to take matters into their own hands when they went fishing in Brock Creek in the summer of 1969.

After failing to hook a 23-inch fish, George Hart Jr. and Troy Watts jumped into the water, pursuing the fish until they caught it with their bare hands.

Read about their adventure, plus much more from years past, in From the Archives.

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