(WHTM)-- A father and son managed to catch a huge fish last month that ended up breaking a Pennsylvania record that has stood for more than 10 years.

Angler Christopher Barrett, 19, and his father Craig, both from Berks County, caught a record-breaking White Perch in the Delaware River, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission said in a news release.

By officially weighing 2 pounds and 1 ounce, the fish ended up breaking the previous record by five ounces, and that fish was also caught in the Delaware River in 2008. The fish also measured to be 14.125 inches long with a girth of 12.25 inches.

The father and son duo made the catch around 11 a.m. Sunday, April 14, after they departed from the Ridley Township Municipal Marina in Delaware County and began fishing just below the Commodore Barry Bridge.

"We usually keep a few perch to eat, and when I went to put that one in the cooler, we both said that's got to be the biggest White Perch we've ever seen," Christopher said.  "When we got back to the dock, my dad looked up the state record for Pennsylvania, which was under two pounds.  We weighed the fish on our own scale, and it was 2 pounds, 3 ounces.  So, we started to get really excited at that point."

The morning after, a water conservation officer met with the Barretts to record the fish's official weight, which is going to be taxidermized so the Barretts can preserve the catch.