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2008 Gold Pin Winners
Below is the list of Gold Pin Award Winners for the 2008 Freshwater Sportfish Awards Program. These are anglers who caught the largest freshwater fish species during the 2008 fishing season. Note that there is a Youth and and Adult Category. This year, two state records were broken! The winners will be presented with their gold pins at a ceremony held at the Eastern Outdoor & Fishing Expo at the Worcester Centrum, February 7, 2009.
Adult Gold Pin Award Winners
| Species | Lbs. | Oz. | Water | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass, Largemouth | 9 | 6 | John's Pond, Mashpee |
David Lynch, Rockland |
| Bass, Smallmouth | 6 | 8 | Sheep Pond, Brewster |
Jeff Capute, Centerville |
| *Bullhead | 6 | 4 | Forest Lake, Methuen |
Roger Aziz, Jr., Methuen |
| Carp | 28 | 4 | Quinsigamond Lake, Worcester |
Tom Pattiselanno, Worcester |
| Catfish, Channel | 16 | 2 | Connecticut River, Hadley |
Richard Wilson, South Hadley |
| Catfish, White | 6 | 10 | Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, Mashpee |
Eddie Lemieux, Acushnet |
| Crappie | 2 | 8 | Webster Lake, Webster |
Ronald Beauregard, Jefferson |
| Perch, White | 2 | 13 | Hinckley Pond, Harwich |
Roy Leyva, Plymouth |
| Perch, Yellow | 1 | 15 | Mystic Lake, Marstons Mills |
Jeff Capute, Centerville |
| Pickerel, Chain | 6 | 4 | Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, Mashpee |
Roy Leyva, Plymouth |
| Northern Pike | 29 | 7 | East Brimfield Reservoir, Brimfield |
Dean Lisiewicz, Boston |
| Salmon (broodstock) | 18 | 3 | Congamond Lake, Southwick |
Dan Starkey, Agawam |
| Salmon (landlocked) | 8 | 6 | Stillwater River, Sterling |
Ben Skowronski, Sutton |
| American Shad | 7 | 0 | Merrimack River, Lawrence |
Roger Aziz, Jr., Methuen |
| American Shad | 7 | 0 | Merrimack River, Lawrence |
Roger Aziz, Sr., Methuen |
| Sunfish | 1 | 9 | Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, Mashpee |
Steve Muniec, Thorndike |
| *Trout, Brook | 10 | 0 | Ashfield Lake, Ashfield |
Peter Harand, Easthampton |
| Trout, Brown | 8 | 8 | Cliff Pond, Brewster |
Gunther Hanelt, North Truro |
| Trout, Lake | 17 | 11 | Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston |
Stephen DiSilvestro, Hardwick |
| Trout, Rainbow | 8 | 12 | Goose Pond, Lee |
Denis Regan, Ludlow |
| Trout, Tiger | 4 | 6 | Peter's Pond, Sandwich |
Roy Leyva, Plymouth |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 20 | 12 | Quinsigamond Lake, Worcester |
Howie Turcotte, North Oxford |
| Walleye | 6 | 0 | Connecticut River, Springfield |
Todd Matera, Palmer |
*New State Record
Youth Gold Pin Award Winners
| Species | Lbs. | Oz. | Water | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass, Largemouth | 7 | 7 | Stockbridge Bowl, Stockbridge |
Joey Buonemani, Adams |
| Bass, Largemouth | 7 | 7 | Sawmill Pond, Wilbraham |
Daniel Anderson, Hampden |
| Bass, Smallmouth | 5 | 2 | Connecticut River, Northfield |
Henry Higgins, Hatfield |
| Bullhead | 2 | 0 | Snipatuit Pond, Rochester |
Tauri Adamczyk, Taunton |
| Bullhead | 2 | 0 | Porter Lake, Springfield |
Tyler Burbul, Springfield |
| Bullhead | 2 | 0 | Herring Pond, Eastham |
Matthew Ziomek, Amherst |
| Carp | 25 | 0 | Merrimack River, Lowell |
Austin Aziz, Methuen |
| Catfish, Channel | 9 | 0 | Connecticut River, Agawam |
Brandon Fifield, Agawam |
| Catfish, White | 4 | 4 | Charles River, Cambridge |
Brian Walsh, Allston |
| Crappie | 2 | 2 | Congamond Lake, Southwick |
Seainin Ferriter, Westfield |
| Perch, White | 2 | 7 | Quabbin Reservoir |
Ethan Sprague, Orange |
| Perch, Yellow | 1 | 12 | Congamond Lake, Southwick |
Michael Morrissey, Springfield |
| Pickerel, Chain | 4 | 15 | Eel River, Plymouth |
Patrick Reid, Plymouth |
| Northern Pike | 21 | 11 | Quaboag Pond, Brookfield |
Dustin Fontain, Warren |
| Salmon (broodstock) | 9 | 9 | Sheep Pond, Brewster |
Harry Spampinato, Brewster |
| Salmon (landlocked) | 5 | 15 | Quabbin Reservoir |
Sabastian Piwcio, Holland |
| American Shad | 5 | 4 | Connecticut River, Chicopee |
Benjamin Burrows, Rutland |
| Sunfish | 1 | 2 | Lower Highland Reservoir, Goshen |
Leif Miraglia, Williamsburg |
| Trout, Brook | 2 | 5 | Peter's Pond, Sandwich |
Pat George, Sandwich |
| Trout, Brown | 4 | 4 | Long Pond, Plymouth |
Matthew Nelson, New Bedford |
| Trout, Lake | 14 | 7 | Quabbin Reservoir |
Andrew Roman, Holland |
| Trout, Rainbow | 5 | 2 | Quabbin Reservoir |
Tyler Jankauskas, Phillipston |
| Trout, Tiger | 2 | 10 | Big Alum Pond, Sturbridge |
Matthew Byam-Mooney, East Longmeadow |
| Tiger Muskellunge | No youth entries this year! | |||
| Walleye | 7 | 0 | Connecticut River, Montague |
Joe Frigo, Feeding Hills |