A Wilton man has set a new state white perch record, eclipsing the previous record-setting white perch caught in December 2008.

Chris Bubier, 14, of Wilton caught a 3.13-pound (or 3 pounds, 2 ounces), 17-long white perch on Jan. 24 at Parker Pond in Jay. The pond also is known as Mirror Lake or Little Parker Pond.

Mr. Bubier had the white perch weighed on certified scales at Rick’s Market in Wilton. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Fisheries Biologist Dave Boucher confirmed the record-setting weight.

The previous record was set by Jeff Paquette of Freedom, who caught a 3.02-pound white perch (or 3 pounds, 1/3 ounce) at 7:15 a.m. on Dec. 19, 2008, at Ellis Pond in Brooks. Mr. Paquette’s fish was weighed on certified scales by Paul Flynn, the owner of Freedom General Store, and was witnessed by three people.

According to Biologist Boucher, it’s unusual for two record-setting fish to be caught in such a short period of time.

“When Chris caught the fish, he didn’t think much about it,” Boucher said. “But when he read about the record he said that he thought his fish would beat it and decided to call me and check. It did.”