2023 Angler of the Year award winners
Adult Catch & Keep | Youth Catch & Keep | Adult Catch & Release Angler | Youth Catch & Release Angler |
Cam Tucker, Gill | Logan Middlebrook, Pittsfield |
Andrew Langley, Peabody | Jack Ostriker, Grafton |
10 species | 17 species | 20 species | 14 species |
2023 Adult catch & keep gold pin winners
Species | Lbs. | Oz. | Water | Angler |
Bowfin | 8 | 8 | Taunton River, Taunton | Dustin Lewis, Townsend |
Brook Trout | 4 | 2 | Walden Pond, Concord | Dusin Lewis, Townsend |
Brown Trout | 5 | 3 | Quacumquasit Pond, Brookfield | Michael Kenney, Charlton |
Bullhead | 3 | 10 | Stiles Pond, Boxford | Roger Aziz, Jr., Methuen |
Carp | 30 | 8 | Connecticut River, Northfield | Cam Tucker, Gill |
Chain Pickerel | ||||
Channel Catfish | 12 | 2 | Connecticut River, Northfield | Cam Tucker, Gill |
Crappie | 2 | 0 | Coonamessett Pond, Falmouth | Aidan Webb, Falmouth |
Crappie | 2 | 0 | Webster Lake, Webster | George Spitz, Webster |
Fallfish | 1 | 15 | Connecticut River, Montague | Cam Tucker, Gill |
Lake Trout | 9 | 12 | Quabbin Reservoir | Paul Cloutier, Ware |
Landlocked Salmon | 5 | 5 | Quabbin Reservoir | David Korash, Hadley |
Largemouth Bass | ||||
Northern Pike | 16 | 15 | Merrimack River, Haverhill | Roger Aziz, Jr., Methuen |
Rainbow Trout | 4 | 12 | Long Pond, Plymouth | James Ruxton, Plympton |
Shad | ||||
Smallmouth Bass | 4 | 14 | Mashpee-Wakeby Lake, Mashpee | Edward Lemieux, Acushnet |
Sunfish | 0 | 15 | Connecticut River, Deerfield | Cam Tucker, Gill |
Tiger Muskellunge | 16 | 14 | Pontoosuc Lake, Pittsfield | Daniel Aitken, Pittsfield |
Tiger Trout | 8 | 15 | Hamblin Pond, Barnstable | Kenneth Shaw, Leominster |
Walleye | 5 | 8 | Connecticut River, South Hadley | Jeffrey Lapinski, Montague |
White Catfish | 6 | 4 | Mashpee-Wakeby Lake, Mashpee | Edward Lemieux, Acushnet |
White Perch | 2 | 8 | Wachusett Reservoir | Howie Turcotte, North Oxford |
White Sucker | 3 | 8 | Merrimack River, Haverhill | Andrew Langley, Peabody |
Yellow Perch | 1 | 9 | Plainfield Pond, Plainfield | Cam Tucker, Gill |
Yellow Perch | 1 | 9 | Merrimack River, Haverhill | Andrew Langley, Peabody |
Bold = new state record
2023 Youth catch & keep gold pin winners
Species | Lbs. | Oz. | Water | Angler |
Bowfin | 6 | 14 | Connecticut River, Northhampton | Logan Middlebrook, Pittsfield |
Brook Trout | 3 | 4 | Asnacomet (Comet) Pond, Hubbardston | John Hannam, Princeton |
Brown Trout | 7 | 0 | Onota Lake, Pittsfield | Enzo Buoniconti, Feeding Hills |
Bullhead | 2 | 1 | Quabbin Reservoir | Sawyer Moulton, Ware |
Carp | 16 | 8 | Pontoosuc Lake, Pittsfield | Logan Middlebrook, Pittsfield |
Chain Pickerel | 4 | 10 | Queen Lake, Phillipston | Ryker Leslie, Petersham |
Channel Catfish | 9 | 2 | Connecticut River, Sunderland | Carter Flagg, Gill |
Crappie | 1 | 13 | Coonamessett Pond, Falmouth | Trinley Dudley, Taunton |
Fallfish | 0 | 11 | Westfield River, Huntington | Logan Middlebrook, Pittsfield |
Lake Trout | ||||
Landlocked Salmon | 4 | 8 | Quabbin Reservoir | Jack Carney, Fitchburg |
Largemouth Bass | 5 | 8 | Buckley-Dunton Lake, Becket | Trystan Couture, Chester |
Northern Pike | 13 | 2 | Cheshire Reservoir, Cheshire | Alice Christman, Pittsfield |
Rainbow Trout | 3 | 0 | Falls Pond, North Attleboro | Sage Nicholson, Attleboro |
Shad | 3 | 15 | Connecticut River, Holyoke | Jansiel Rosario, Springfield |
Smallmouth Bass | 4 | 5 | Onota Lake, Pittsfield | Corbin Carlow, Windsor |
Sunfish | 1 | 3 | Jenkins Pond, Falmouth | Liam Webb, Teaticket |
Tiger Trout | 1 | 15 | Onota Lake, Pittsfield | Alice Christman, Pittsfield |
Walleye | ||||
White Catfish | 3 | 15 | Connecticut River, Agawam | Logan Middlebrook, Pittsfield |
White Perch | 1 | 10 | Wachusett Reservoir | Monroe Venturi, Leominster |
White Sucker | 3 | 5 | Mashpee River, Mashpee | Liam Webb, Teaticket |
Yellow Perch | 1 | 11 | Plainfield Pond, Plainfield | Carter Flagg, Gill |
2023 Adult catch & release gold pin winners
Species | Inches | Water | Angler |
Bowfin | 34.50 | Connecticut River, Northampton | Will Pellerin, Springfield |
Brook Trout | 19.50 | Windsor Pond, Windsor | Tyler Mazzottta, Adams |
Brown Trout | 26 | Wachusett Reservoir | Colin Duarte, Sterling |
Bullhead | 20.50 | Saltonstall Lake, Haverhill | Roger Aziz, Jr., Methuen |
Carp | 40.75 | Connecticut River, Hadley | Kenneth Welch, Chicopee |
Chain Pickerel | 32.50 | Bog Pond, Carver | Nicholas Gurney, Wareham |
Channel Catfish | 34.75 | Connecticut River, Gill | Cam Tucker, Gill |
Crappie | 17.50 | Putnamville Reservoir, Danvers | Thomas Melanson, Danvers |
Fallfish | 18.50 | Connecticut River, Northampton | Andrew Langley, Peabody |
Fallfish | 18.50 | Connecticut River, Northampton | Cam Tucker, Gill |
Lake Trout | 37 | Wachusett Reservoir | Jeff Evans, Clinton |
Landlocked Salmon | 26 | Stillwater River, Sterling | Colin Duarte, Sterling |
Largemouth Bass | 23.75 | Chesire Reservoir, Cheshire | Manuel Silveira, Berkshire |
Northern Pike | 43.75 | Quinsigamond Lake, Shrewsbury | Scott Pustis, Shrewsbury |
Rainbow Trout | 22.25 | Swift River, Belchertown | Christopher Haycook, Shrewsbury |
Shad | 23.75 | Merrimack River, Lawrence | Andrew Langley, Peabody |
Smallmouth Bass | 24.25 | Chicopee River, Chicopee | William Pellerin, Springfield |
Sunfish | 11.25 | Connecticut River, Tuners Falls | Cam Tucker, Gill |
Tiger Muskellunge | |||
Tiger Trout | 23 | Peters Pond, Sandwich | David Lindquist, Wareham |
Walleye | 27 | Connecticut River, Tuners Falls | Ashley Letourneau, Bernardston |
White Catfish | 21.50 | Charles River, Cambridge | Andrew Langley, Peabody |
White Catfish | 21.50 | Mashpee-Wakeby Lake, Mashpee | Edward Lemieux, Acushnet |
White Perch | 16.50 | Wachusett Reservoir | Vinny Percuoco, Leominster |
White Sucker | 23 | Swift River, Belchertown | Colin Duarte, Sterling |
Yellow Perch | 15 | Crystal Lake, Orleans | David Jacek, Harwich |
Yellow Perch | 15 | Oxbow Pond, Northampton | David Gatulis, Westborough |
Yellow Perch | 15 | Merrimack River, Haverhill | Andrew Langley, Peabody |
Yellow Perch | 15 | Plainfield Pond, Plainfield | Austin Reid, Greenfield |
Yellow Perch | 15 | Crystal Lake, Orleans | Shawn Powell, West Yarmouth |
Bold = new/tie state record or tie
2023 Youth catch & release gold pin winners
Species | Inches | Water | Angler |
Bowfin | 28 | Connecticut River, Northampton | Logan Middlebrook, Pittsfield |
Bowfin | 28 | Connecticut River, Northampton | James Kirk McPherson, Pelham |
Brook Trout | 16.50 | Asnacomet (Comet) Pond, Hubbardston | Michael Baptista, Jr., Hudson |
Brown Trout | 20.50 | Quacumquasit Pond, Brookfield | Tyler Mathieson, West Brookfield |
Bullhead | 15.50 | Brooks Pond, Medford | Andrew Drake, Winchester |
Carp | 37 | Merrimack River, Haverhill | Zachary Petersen, North Andover |
Chain Pickerel | 26 | Agawam Mill Pond, Wareham | Oisin Hogan, West Wareham |
Channel Catfish | 31 | Connecticut River, Montague | Carter Flagg, Gill |
Crappie | 17 | Webster Lake, Webster | Gunnar Wec, Central Falls |
Fallfish | 14.25 | Quinebaug River, Holland | John Lyons, Holland |
Lake Trout | 28 | Quabbin Reservoir | Jackson Benoit, Cherry Valley |
Landlocked Salmon | 22.50 | Quabbin Reservoir | Colin Hines, Westminster |
Largemouth Bass | 22.50 | Plunkett Reservoir, Hinsdale | Kadance Soules, Dalton |
Largemouth Bass | 22.50 | Little Herring Pond, Plymouth | Alexander Press, Plymouth |
Northern Pike | 40.25 | Merrimack River, Haverhill | Sam Belben, Framingham |
Rainbow Trout | 21 | Onota Lake, Pittsfield | Tyler Boutin, Northbridge |
Shad | 23 | Chicopee River, Chicopee | John Lyons, Holland |
Smallmouth Bass | 21.50 | Connecticut River, Montague | Zoey Lewis, Townsend |
Sunfish | 11 | Fawn Pond, Plymouth | Xavier Fowler, Plymouth |
Tiger Muskellunge | |||
Tiger Trout | 16 | Jamaica Pond, Boston | Jacoby Chalmers, Arlington |
Tiger Trout | 16 | Onota Lake, Pittsfield | Logan Middlebrook, Pittsfield |
Walleye | |||
White Catfish | 20 | Connecticut River, Agawam | Liam Frisbie, West Springfield |
White Perch | 14.50 | Merrimack River, Haverhill | Sam Belben, Framingham |
White Perch | 14.50 | Sudbury Reservoir, Southborough | Jacoby Chalmers, Arlington |
White Sucker | 22 | Merrimack River, Haverhill | Jack Belben, Framingham |
Yellow Perch | 15.50 | Merrimack River, Haverhill | Sam Belben, Framingham |
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