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Fishing Information

Sportfishing Awards Current Leaders

The tables below list the current biggest fish caught in the 2008 Freshwater Sportfish Awards Program. This table will be updated a few times/month. There are separate tables for adults and youths.


Adult Sportfish Awards Leaders

Adult Awards Leaders by Species
Species Lbs. Oz. Water Town
Bass, Largemouth 8 10 Upper Artichoke Reservoir West Newbury
Bass, Smallmouth 5 15 Five Mile Pond Springfield
Bullhead* 6 4 Forest Lake Methuen
Carp 27 9 Connecticut River Hatfield
Catfish, Channel 10 12 Connecticut River Springfield
Catfish, White 4 8 Charles River Cambridge
Crappie 2 8 Webster Lake Webster
Perch, White 2 2 Taunton River Bridgewater
Perch, Yellow 1 15 Mystic Lake Marstons Mills
Pickerel, Chain 5 12 Laurel Lake Lee
Pickerel, Chain 5 12 Buel Lake Monterey
Northern Pike 29 7 East Brimfield Reservoir Brimfield
Salmon (broodstock) 18 13 Congamond Lake Southwick
Salmon (landlocked) 5 10 Quabbin Reservoir Pelham
American Shad 7 0 Merrimack River Lawrence
American Shad 7 0 Merrimack River Lawrence
Sunfish 1 0 Quabbin Reservoir Pelham
Trout, Brook* 10 0 Ashfield Pond Ashfield
Trout, Brown 8 8 Cliff Pond Brewster
Trout, Lake 17 11 Wachusett Reservoir West Boylston
Trout, Rainbow 6 6 Ashfield Pond Ashfield
Trout, Tiger 2 10 Chapin Pond Ludlow
Tiger Muskellunge 20 12 Quinigamond Lake Worcester
Walleye 6 0 Connecticut River Springfield

* = new state record

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Youth Sportfish Awards Leaders

Youth Awards Leaders by Species
Species Lbs. Oz. Water Town
Bass, Largemouth 7 7 Sawmill Pond Wilbraham
Bass, Smallmouth 4 13 Quabbin Reservoir Belchertown
Bullhead 2 0 Porter Lake Springfield
Carp 20 4 Dufresne Pond Granby
Catfish, Channel        
Catfish, White 4 4 Charles River Cambridge
Crappie 2 2 Congamond Lake Southwick
Perch, White 1 12 Herring Pond Eastham
Perch, Yellow 1 13 Wachusett Reservoir West Boylston
Pickerel, Chain 4 15 Eel River Plymouth
Northern Pike 21 11 Quaboag Pond Brookfield
Salmon (broodstock) 9 9 Sheep Pond Brewster
Salmon (landlocked) 5 12 Quabbin Reservoir Gate 43
American Shad 5 4 Connecticut River Chicopee
Sunfish 0 15 Johns Pond Mashpee
Trout, Brook 2 5 Peters Pond Sandwich
Trout, Brown 3 12 Webster Lake Webster
Trout, Lake 14 7 Quabbin Reservoir New Salem
Trout, Rainbow 4 8 Cliff Pond Brewster
Trout, Tiger 2 8 Goose Pond Lee/Tyringham
Tiger Muskellunge        
Walleye        

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