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Sportfishing Awards Current Leaders

Brook TroutThe tables below list the current biggest fish caught in the 2011 Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program. Separate tables for adults and youths will be updated a few times per month.

Record Breaking Catch? Anglers who believe they have broken a state record must present their fish in its entirety (whole) to qualified fisheries personnel at MassWildlife Field Headquarters in Westborough or at any of the five MassWildlife District offices.

Winners of the 2011 Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program will be honored at the Eastern Fishing and Outdoor Expo in Worcester on Saturday, February 11, 2012.


Adult Sportfishing Awards Leaders (2012)

Adult Awards Leaders by Species
Species Lbs. Oz. Water Town
Bass, Largemouth        
Bass, Smallmouth        
Bullhead        
Carp        
Catfish, Channel        
Catfish, White        
Crappie 1 11 Winnekeag Lake Ashburnham
Perch, White        
Perch, Yellow        
Pickerel, Chain 4 14 Stockbridge Bowl Stockbridge
Pickerel, Chain 4 14 Holland Pond Holland
Northern Pike 25 12 Quaboag Pond Brookfield
Salmon (broodstock) 12 0 Mattawa Lake Orange
Salmon (landlocked)        
American Shad        
Sunfish        
Trout, Brook        
Trout, Brown 5 13 Swift River Belchertown
Trout, Lake        
Trout, Rainbow        
Trout, Tiger        
Tiger Muskellunge        
Walleye 7 12 Connecticut River South Hadley

* = new state record

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Youth Sportfishing Awards Leaders (2012)

Youth Awards Leaders by Species
Species Lbs. Oz. Water Town
Bass, Largemouth 4 7 Cheshire Reservoir Cheshire
Bass, Smallmouth        
Bullhead        
Carp        
Catfish, Channel        
Catfish, White        
Crappie 1 6 First Cove Ware
Perch, White        
Perch, Yellow 1 8 Lower Naukeag Lake Ashburnham
Pickerel, Chain        
Pike, Northern        
Salmon (broodstock)        
Salmon (landlocked)        
American Shad        
Sunfish        
Trout, Brook        
Trout, Brown        
Trout, Lake        
Trout, Rainbow        
Trout, Tiger        
Tiger Muskellunge        
Walleye        

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Last Updated: 02/10/2012