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2009 Gold Pin Winners

Below is the list of Gold Pin Award Winners for the 2009 Freshwater Sportfish Awards Program. These are anglers who caught the largest freshwater fish species during the 2009 fishing season. Note that there is a Youth and and Adult Category.

The 2009 winners were presented with their gold pins at a ceremony held at the Eastern Outdoor & Fishing Expo at the Worcester Centrum,at 4 PM, February 13, 2010.

See images of the 2009 award winners on Flickr.



Adult Gold Pin Award Winners

2009 Adult Winners by Species
Species Lbs. Oz. Water Angler
Bass, Largemouth 10 2 Billington Sea,
Plymouth
Alec Turner,
Plymouth
Bass, Smallmouth 5 15 Quabbin Reservoir Phil Belanger,
Granby
Bullhead 4 6 Millvale Reservoir,
Haverhill
Roger Aziz, Jr.,
Methuen
Carp 30 9 Quinsigamond Lake,
Worcester
Jonathan Beauchesne,
Spencer
Catfish, Channel 20 6 Five Mile Pond,
Springfield
Mark Bailey,
Wilbraham
Catfish, White 7 5 Mashpee-Wakeby Pond,
Mashpee
Richard Doolin,
Forestdale
Crappie 3 0 Webster Lake,
Webster
Robert Puishys, Jr,
Oxford
Perch, White 2 11 Wachusett Reservoir,
West Boylston
Joshua Cotier,
Clinton
Perch, Yellow 2 4 Wequaquet Lake,
Barnstable
Jeff Capute,
Centerville
Perch, Yellow 2 4 Glen Charlie Pond,
Wareham
Roy Leyva,
Plymouth
Perch, Yellow 2 4 Unnamed Pond,
Winchendon
Tom King,
Hubbardston
Pickerel, Chain 6 11 Herring River Reservoir,
Harwich
Roy Leyva,
Plymouth
Northern Pike 22 11 Onota Lake,
Pittsfield
Bryan Kopala,
Adams
Salmon (landlocked) 8 3 Quabbin Reservoir Ralph Rogers,
Barre
Salmon (landlocked) 8 3 Quabbin Reservoir Roger Pyzocha,
Ludlow
Salmon (broodstock) 16 5 Peters Pond,
Sandwich
Roy Leyva,
Plymouth
American Shad 6 8 Merrimack River,
Lawrence
Roger Aziz, Jr.,
Methuen
Sunfish 1 3 Snake Pond,
Sandwich
John Kowszik,
Millbury
Trout, Brook 4 11 Peter's Pond,
Sandwich
Roy Leyva,
Plymouth
Trout, Brown 9 7 Quacumquasit Pond,
Brookfield
Steven Ramsey, Sr,
Spencer
Trout, Lake 15 7 Quabbin Reservoir
David Sheets,
Belchertown
Trout, Rainbow 8 6 Walden Pond,
Concord
William Smethurst,
Fitchburg
Trout, Tiger 8 10 White's Pond,
Concord
Robert Casey,
Arlington
Tiger Muskellunge 10 7 Chauncey Lake, Westborough
Mark Potter,
Framingham
Walleye 8 2 Connecticut River,
South Hadley
Walter Partyka,
South Hadley

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Youth Gold Pin Award Winners

2009 Youth Winners by Species
Species Lbs. Oz. Water Angler
Bass, Largemouth 8 14 Schoolhouse Pond
Chatham
Nick Shea,
Harwich
Bass, Smallmouth 5 8 Quabbin Reservoir

Austin Siegel,
Ware
Bullhead 2 4 Moosehorn Pond,
Hubbardston
Madison Lovely,
Gardner
Bullhead 2 4 Cheshire Lake,
Cheshire
Michael Houghtlin,
Pittsfield
Carp 29 15 Connecticut River,
Easthampton
Kody Perrier,
Easthampton
Catfish, Channel 9 1 Connecticut River,
Springfield
David North,
Agawam
Catfish, White 4 1 Charles River,
Newton
Joe McMahon,
Needham
Crappie 2 13 Webster Lake,
Webster
Michael Bessette,
Dudley
Perch, White 1 15 Wachusett Reservoir,
West Boylston
Derek Carpenter,
Clinton
Perch, Yellow 2 3 Peters Pond,
Sandwich
Robbie Finerty,
Sandwich
Pickerel, Chain 5 6 Middle Pond,
Barnstable
Philip Weber,
Marstons Mills
Northern Pike 19 11 Housatonic River,

Sheffield
Jake Burke,
Pittsfield
Salmon (broodstock) 13 7 Onota Lake,
Pittsfield
Jacob LaDouceur,
Pittsfield
Salmon (landlocked) 7 2 Quabbin Reservoir
Andrew Roman,
Holland
American Shad 4 10 Connecticut River,
Holyoke
Eliot Madison,
West Springfield
Sunfish 1 5 Shawme Pond,
Sandwich
Nate Taddia,
Sandwich
Trout, Brook 2 15 Cliff Pond,
Brewster
Sam Donnelly,
Arlington
Trout, Brown 5 6 Hoosic River,
Adams
Joshua Sworzen,
Adams
Trout, Lake 17 4 Quabbin Reservoir
Summer Gaudreau,
Belchertown
Trout, Rainbow 5 12 Wallum Lake,
Douglas
Matt Huberdault,
Webster
Trout, Tiger 2 7 Cochituate Lake,
Natick
Michael Diruscio,
Natick
Tiger Muskellunge     No youth entries this year!  
Walleye 6 4 Connecticut River,
Sunderland
Austin Burdick,
Florida

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