Sportfishing awards current leaders

The tables below list the biggest fish caught in each category of the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.

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Adult Catch & Keep Sportfishing Awards leaders

Species Lbs. Oz. Waterbody Town
Bowfin

 

     
Brook Trout 4 2 Walden Pond Concord
Brown Trout 4 9 Quacumquasit Pond Brookfield
Bullhead 3 10 Stiles Pond Boxford
Carp 18 1 Laurel Lake Lee
Chain Pickerel        
Channel Catfish 12 2 Connecticut River Deerfield
Crappie 2 0 Coonamessett Pond Falmouth
Crappie 2 0 Webster Lake Webster
Fallfish 1 13 Connecticut River Gill
Lake Trout 8 3 Quabbin Reservoir New Salem
Landlocked Salmon 4 11 Wachusett Reservoir Boylston
Largemouth Bass        
Northern Pike        
Rainbow Trout        
Shad        
Smallmouth Bass 4 12 Wachusett Reservoir West Boylston
Smallmouth Bass 4 12 Quabbin Reservoir Pelham
Sunfish        
Tiger Muskellunge 16 14 Pontoosuc Lake Pittsfield
Tiger Trout 4 1 Sheep Pond Brewster
Walleye 4 7 Connecticut River Turners Falls
White Catfish        
White Perch 2 1 Wachusett Reservoir Boylston
White Sucker 3 5 Millers River Erving
Yellow Perch 1 9 Plainfield Pond Plainfield

*Includes Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redbreast Sunfish, Green Sunfish, and Rock Bass

Updated June 8, 2023

Youth Catch & Keep Sportfishing Awards leaders

Species Lbs. Oz. Waterbody Town
Bowfin        
Brook Trout 3 4 Asnacomet (Comet) Pond Hubbardston
Brown Trout 5 2 Onota Lake Pittsfield
Bullhead 1 14 Plainfield Pond Plainfield
Carp 16 8 Pontoosuc Lake Pittsfield
Chain Pickerel 4 10 Queen Lake Phillipston
Channel Catfish        
Crappie 1 13 Coonamessett Pond Falmouth
Fallfish   9 Millers River Montague
Lake Trout        
Landlocked Salmon 4 8 Quabbin Reservoir New Salem
Largemouth Bass 5 8 Buckley-Dunton Lake Becket
Northern Pike        
Rainbow Trout 3 0 Falls Pond North Attleboro
Shad 3 15 Connecticut River Holyoke
Smallmouth Bass 4 5 Onota Lake Pittsfield
Sunfish   12 Cheshire Reservoir Cheshire
Tiger Muskellunge        
Tiger Trout 1 15 Onota Lake Pittsfield
Walleye        
White Catfish 3 8 Charles River Cambridge
White Perch 1 5 Pontoosuc Lake Lanesborough
White Sucker 3 5 Mashpee Pond Mashpee
Yellow Perch 1 11 Plainfield Pond Plainfield

*Includes Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redbreast Sunfish, Green Sunfish, and Rock Bass

Updated June 8, 2023

Adult Catch & Release Sportfishing Awards Leaders

Species Length Waterbody Town
Bowfin 34.50" Connecticut River Northampton
Brook Trout 19.50" Windsor Pond Windsor
Brown Trout 26" Wachusett Reservoir West Boylston
Bullhead 20.50" Saltonstall Lake Haverhill
Carp 38" Connecticut River Holyoke
Chain Pickerel 27" Agawam Mill Pond Wareham
Chain Pickerel 27" Waldo Lake Avon
Chain Pickerel 27" Norwich Pond Huntington
Channel Catfish 30" Connecticut River  
Crappie 17" Quacumquasit Pond Brookfield
Fallfish 18.50" Connecticut River Northampton
Lake Trout 36" Quabbin Reservoir Hardwick
Landlocked Salmon 24" Wachusett Reservoir Boylston
Largemouth Bass 23.75" Cheshire Reservoir Cheshire
Northern Pike 43" Merrimack River Haverhill
Rainbow Trout 21.50" Peters Pond Sandwich
Shad 23" Connecticut River Montague
Smallmouth Bass 24.25" Chicopee River Chicopee
Sunfish 11" Pontoosuc Lake Pittsfield
Sunfish 11" Connecticut River Turners Falls
Tiger Muskellunge      
Tiger Trout 23" Peters Pond Sandwich
Walleye 27" Connecticut River Turners Falls
White Catfish 20.75" Charles River Cambridge
White Perch 15.50" Taunton River Taunton
White Sucker 23" Swift River Belchertown
Yellow Perch 15" Plainfield Pond Plainfield
Yellow Perch 15" Crystal Lake Orleans

*Includes Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redbreast Sunfish, Green Sunfish, and Rock Bass

Updated June 8, 2023

Youth Catch & Release Sportfishing Awards Leaders

Species Length Waterbody Town
Bowfin 20" Onota Lake Pittsfield
Brook Trout 16.50" Asnacomet (Comet) Pond Hubbardston
Brown Trout 18" Falls Pond North Attleboro
Bullhead 14.50" Brooks Pond Medford
Carp 32" Merrimack River Lawrence
Chain Pickerel 25.25" Cheshire Reservoir Cheshire
Channel Catfish 31" Connecticut River Montague
Crappie 15.75" New Bedford Reservoir Acushnet
Fallfish 14.25" Quinebaug River Holland
Lake Trout 25.25" Quabbin Reservoir Hardwick
Landlocked Salmon 21" Quabbin Reservoir Hardwick
Largemouth Bass 22" Ellis Pond Plymouth
Northern Pike 35" Shawsheen River Andover
Rainbow Trout 18" Falls Pond North Attleboro
Shad 23" Chicopee River Chicopee
Smallmouth Bass 21.25" Wachusett Reservoir West Boylston
Sunfish 11" Fawn Pond Plymouth
Tiger Muskellunge      
Tiger Trout 16.50" Onota Lake Pittsfield
Walleye      
White Catfish      
White Perch 13" Pontoosuc Lake Lanesborough
White Sucker 20" Merrimack River Lawrence
Yellow Perch 14.50" Middle Pond Barnstable

*Includes Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redbreast Sunfish, Green Sunfish, and Rock Bass

Updated June 8, 2023

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