Experienced angler (age 10) gets her fish

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Alex Cnossen

Alex Cnossen Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h2><p>Lily Hornish, a 10-year-old Boise native, hooked a 330-pound halibut while fishing with her family in Alaska last Saturday, the Idaho Statesman reports. It took nearly an hour, and the help of everyone on the boat, to pull the fish on board. According to her dad, Bill Hornish, Lily has</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/alex-cnossen-crosscut-com/">Alex Cnossen</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="235" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ljxqywcG-e4" width="340"></iframe></figure><p>Lily Hornish, a 10-year-old Boise native, hooked a 330-pound halibut while fishing with her family in Alaska last Saturday, the Idaho Statesman <a href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/06/18/3857925_boise-10-year-old-hooks-330-pound.html?rh=1&ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">reports</a>. It took nearly an hour, and the help of everyone on the boat, to pull the fish on board. According to her dad, Bill Hornish, Lily has been an enthusiastic angler since she was 4 years old.</p>
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Lily Hornish, a 10-year-old Boise native, hooked a 330-pound halibut while fishing with her family in Alaska last Saturday, the Idaho Statesman reports. It took nearly an hour, and the help of everyone on the boat, to pull the fish on board. According to her dad, Bill Hornish, Lily has been an enthusiastic angler since she was 4 years old.

By Alex Cnossen

Alex Cnossen is a Northwest native and has worked for several local publications, including KOMO, KIRO and KING-TV. He grew up in Portland and loves to run and write. Follow him on Twitter @CnossenAle