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August 17, 2018 12:00 am • Last Updated: August 17, 2018 7:15 pm

Daniel Torrez of Springfield, Mass., reels in a porgy while fishing Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, along the shoreline at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London. Torrez was fishing with his brother Luis Torrez, not pictured, also a resident of Springfield. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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New London — Daniel Torrez of Springfield, Mass., reels in a porgy Friday while fishing along the shoreline at Fort Trumbull State Park.

Torrez was fishing with his brother Luis Torrez, not pictured, also a resident of Springfield.

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