Gold pin winners

Each year, MassWildlife recognizes anglers who catch exceptional freshwater fish in waters open to the public. This page lists the 2023 gold pin winners.

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